CVE-2022-36797

Authenticated local denial of service

Published Feb 16, 2023 · Updated Jan 27, 2025

Protection mechanism failure in Intel Ethernet 500 Series Controller Drivers for VMware before 1.10.0.1 allows local users to interrupt service. Intel has not disclosed the affected driver locus, the operation that violates the protection mechanism, or the input that reaches it. Local authenticated access is required, and the published record identifies denial of service without specifying whether the result is a hang, crash, or other interruption.

CVSS severity3.3
Low
EPSS probability0.18%
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 1.10.0.1 allows local users to interrupt service. Intel has not disclosed the affected driver locus, the operation that violates the protection mechanism, or the input that reaches it. Local authenticated access is required, and the published record identifies denial of service without specifying whether the result is a hang, crash, or other interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-36797
Published
Feb 16, 2023
Updated
Jan 27, 2025
Vendor
Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
Product
Intel Ethernet 500 Series Controller Drivers for VMware
Classifications
T1499.004
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 1.10.0.1

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 1.10.0.1

Published CVSS scores

5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.3Intel CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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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

T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

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