Improper access control for some Intel(R) Thunderbolt driver software before version 89 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enab…

published 2024-05-16 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-40043

cvss: 7.0; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 6%
public exploits: 0; none known

Improper access control for some Intel(R) Thunderbolt driver software before version 89 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2

intel thunderbolt_dch_driver 89
intel thunderbolt_non-dch_driver 89

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-05-17)

Exploit prediction

0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	7.0	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

n/a Intel(R) Thunderbolt driver software
intel thunderbolt_dch_driver
intel thunderbolt_non-dch_driver

Classification

Weakness

CWE-284 Improper Access Control

References

intel.com /content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00916.html

Sources

CVE List CVE-2022-37410
NVD CVE-2022-37410

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Summary