CVE-2022-36765

Out-of-bounds HOB access via size overflow

Published Jan 9, 2024 · Updated Nov 3, 2025

Integer overflow in EDK II through 202311 allows local users to cause out-of-bounds HOB reads and writes during PEI execution. CreateHob rounds a caller-supplied 16-bit length to an eight-byte boundary without checking addition overflow, so it can return a HOB smaller than requested. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access and control of a CreateHob call during PEI, enabling memory disclosure, corruption, or a boot-time crash.

CVSS severity7.0
High
EPSS probability0.29%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Integer overflow in EDK II through 202311 allows local users to cause out-of-bounds HOB reads and writes during PEI execution. CreateHob rounds a caller-supplied 16-bit length to an eight-byte boundary without checking addition overflow, so it can return a HOB smaller than requested. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access and control of a CreateHob call during PEI, enabling memory disclosure, corruption, or a boot-time crash.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-36765
Published
Jan 9, 2024
Updated
Nov 3, 2025
Vendor
TianoCore
Product
EDK II
Classifications
CWE-680, CWE-119
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 9, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 3, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=* <=202311

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

TianoCore · EDK IIversion=* <=202311

Published CVSS scores

7.0TianoCoreCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H
7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-680Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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