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CVE-2022-0002

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-0002 describes a non-transparent sharing of the branch predictor in some Intel processors, potentially allowing an authorized local user to disclose information. This vulnerability is rated Medium severity (CVSS 6.5), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring low privileges, and leading to high confidentiality impact. While there are no known public exploits or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness within the security community. It is not currently listed on CISA's KEV catalog and is inactive on the Hot List.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:h:intel:atom_c3308:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:h:intel:atom_c3336:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:h:intel:atom_c3338:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:h:intel:atom_c3338r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:h:intel:atom_c3436l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.0
Impact Score
4.0
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.45%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
36.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0045 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 15,937 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (6)

oraclepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-372.9.1.rt7.166.el8
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-0:4.18.0-372.9.1.el8
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-rt

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2022-0002Moderate

hw: cpu: intel: Intra-Mode BTI

Mar 8, 2022

References

security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20220818-0004
Third Party Advisory
intel.com / content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00598.html
Vendor Advisory
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
PatchThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2022/03/18/2
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory