CVE-2022-29514Network attack vector

Unauthenticated network privilege escalation

Published Feb 16, 2023 · Updated Jan 27, 2025

Improper access control in Intel System Usage Report before 2.4.8902 allows remote attackers to escalate privileges via network access. Intel has not published the affected component or the faulty access-control operation that processes network input. No authentication or user interaction is required, but exploitation has high complexity and can modify data, interrupt service, and expose limited information.

CVSS severity7.7
High
EPSS probability0.57%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper access control in Intel System Usage Report before 2.4.8902 allows remote attackers to escalate privileges via network access. Intel has not published the affected component or the faulty access-control operation that processes network input. No authentication or user interaction is required, but exploitation has high complexity and can modify data, interrupt service, and expose limited information.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-29514
Published
Feb 16, 2023
Updated
Jan 27, 2025
Vendor
Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
Product
Intel System Usage Report
Classifications
T1068
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 16, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 27, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=before version 2.4.8902

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc. · Intel System Usage Reportversion=before version 2.4.8902

Published CVSS scores

9.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.7Intel CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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