CVE-2022-40982

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

3.05% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 86.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

6.5 (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:C/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

2023-08-11 02:37Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-02-13 16:33Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2022-09-27

Assigning CNA

intel

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.5)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-1342Information Exposure through Microarchitectural State after Transient ExecutionBase
• CWE-203Observable DiscrepancyBase
• CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

098d82245c2e49d21f3deac65ca6a02cdfdab248b05b670907a44a24b49b5680

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• downfall.pagehttps://downfall.page
• aws.amazon.comhttps://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/AWS-2023-007/
• access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/solutions/7027704
• xenbits.xen.orghttps://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-435.html
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00013.html
• security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230811-0001/
• www.debian.orghttps://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5474
• www.debian.orghttps://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5475
• lists.fedoraproject.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T7WO5JM74YJSYAE5RBV4DC6A4YLEKWLF/
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• xenbits.xen.orghttp://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-435.html