CVE-2022-26873
HIGHAMI Aptio V PlatformInitAdvancedPreMem - PEI Code Execution and SMRAM Injection
Title source: manualDescription
A potential attacker can execute an arbitrary code at the time of the PEI phase and influence the subsequent boot stages. This can lead to the mitigations bypassing, physical memory contents disclosure, discovery of any secrets from any Virtual Machines (VMs) and bypassing memory isolation and confidential computing boundaries. Additionally, an attacker can build a payload which can be injected into the SMRAM memory. This issue affects: Module name: PlatformInitAdvancedPreMem SHA256: 644044fdb8daea30a7820e0f5f88dbf5cd460af72fbf70418e9d2e47efed8d9b Module GUID: EEEE611D-F78F-4FB9-B868-55907F169280 This issue affects: AMI Aptio 5.x.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Not Applicable, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00712.html
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.binarly.io/advisories/BRLY-2022-027
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.ami.com/security-center/
Scores
CVSS v3
8.2
EPSS
0.0007
EPSS Percentile
20.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-121
CWE-787
Status
published
Products (3)
ami/aptio_v
5.0
intel/nuc_m15_laptop_kit_lapbc510_firmware
intel/nuc_m15_laptop_kit_lapbc710_firmware
Published
Sep 20, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026