CVE-2022-26837

hw: Intel: Improper input validation in the BIOS firmware may cause escalation privilege

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Severity

Important

Red Hat Product Security

7.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · February 20, 2023

Updated · October 28, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in hw. Improper input validation in the BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE not specified