CVE-2022-26873 is a high-severity arbitrary code execution vulnerability affecting AMI Aptio 5.x firmware, specifically within the PlatformInitAdvancedPreMem module. An attacker with high privileges can execute code during the PEI phase, bypassing mitigations, disclosing physical memory contents, and compromising VM secrets. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.2 (High) due to its local attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_m15_laptop_kit_lapbc510_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_m15_laptop_kit_lapbc710_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ami:aptio_v:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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.