CVE-2023-42772

Untrusted pointer dereference in UEFI firmware for some Intel(R) reference processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS v3 8.2 HIGH

8.2^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.5 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01071.html
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241011-0009/

Configurations

No configuration.

History

03 Nov 2025, 22:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) La desreferencia de puntero no confiable en el firmware UEFI para algunos procesadores de referencia Intel(R) puede permitir que un usuario privilegiado habilite potencialmente la escalada de privilegios a través del acceso local.
References		() https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241011-0009/ -

16 Sep 2024, 17:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-09-16 17:15

Updated : 2025-11-03 22:16

NVD link : CVE-2023-42772

Mitre link : CVE-2023-42772

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-42772

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-822

Untrusted Pointer Dereference

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