CVE-2022-36416

Local privilege escalation via undisclosed protection failure

Published Feb 16, 2023 · Updated Jan 27, 2025

Protection mechanism failure in Intel Ethernet 500 Series Controller drivers for VMware before 1.10.0.13 allows local users to escalate privileges. Intel has not published the affected function, interface, or protection check, so the incorrect operation on attacker-controlled input is undisclosed. Reachability requires authenticated local access to the ESXi host; Intel reports limited disclosure and service interruption, with no integrity impact.

CVSS severity4.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.20%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Protection mechanism failure in Intel Ethernet 500 Series Controller drivers for VMware before 1.10.0.13 allows local users to escalate privileges. Intel has not published the affected function, interface, or protection check, so the incorrect operation on attacker-controlled input is undisclosed. Reachability requires authenticated local access to the ESXi host; Intel reports limited disclosure and service interruption, with no integrity impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-36416
Published
Feb 16, 2023
Updated
Jan 27, 2025
Vendor
Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
Product
Intel Ethernet 500 Series Controller Drivers for VMware
Classifications
T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

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 1.10.0.13

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc. · Intel Ethernet 500 Series Controller Drivers for VMwareversion=before version 1.10.0.13

Published CVSS scores

7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.4Intel CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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