CVE-2022-26845 is a critical improper authentication vulnerability affecting Intel Active Management Technology (AMT) firmware across multiple versions. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this flaw via network access to achieve escalation of privilege, potentially gaining full control over affected systems. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this vulnerability poses a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered considerable community discussion, indicating awareness and potential future interest from threat actors.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 11.8.93CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:intel:active_management_technology_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 11.12.0, < 11.12.93CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:intel:active_management_technology_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 11.22.0, < 11.22.93CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:intel:active_management_technology_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 12.0, < 12.0.92CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:intel:active_management_technology_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 14.1, < 14.1.67CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:intel:active_management_technology_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.