CVE-2022-24379

Privileged local escalation across security boundary

Published Nov 14, 2023 · Updated Aug 30, 2024

Improper input validation in Intel Server System M70KLP Family BIOS before 01.04.0029 allows local users to escalate privileges. Intel has not published the affected BIOS input's locus, format, or the validation operation that mishandles it. Exploitation requires existing high privileges and local access, and success crosses a security boundary with confidentiality, integrity, and availability consequences.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.21%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper input validation in Intel Server System M70KLP Family BIOS before 01.04.0029 allows local users to escalate privileges. Intel has not published the affected BIOS input's locus, format, or the validation operation that mishandles it. Exploitation requires existing high privileges and local access, and success crosses a security boundary with confidentiality, integrity, and availability consequences.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-24379
Published
Nov 14, 2023
Updated
Aug 30, 2024
Vendor
Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
Product
Intel Server System M70KLP Family BIOS and Firmware Update Package for UEFI
Classifications
CWE-20
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 14, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 30, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <01.04.0029
  2. Affected versionversion=before version 01.04.0029

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc. · Intel Server System M70KLP Family BIOS and Firmware Update Package for UEFIversion=0 <01.04.0029; version=before version 01.04.0029

Published CVSS scores

7.5Intel CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.7NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

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