CVE-2022-21233

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.32% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 25.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2022-08-18 00:00Z4 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-05-05 16:34Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2022-02-03

Assigning CNA

intel

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.5)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

b6619774deb2d604d7c3fd7f6fda7558198be9ac57524a9da2c7558e8b91af4d

• www.intel.comhttps://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00657.html
• security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220923-0002/
• lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20230401 [SECURITY] [DLA 3379-1] intel-microcode security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00000.htmlmailing-list