CVE-2022-26873

High

Description

A potential attacker can execute an arbitrary code at the time of the PEI phase and influence the subsequent boot stages. This can lead to the mitigations bypassing, physical memory contents disclosure, discovery of any secrets from any Virtual Machines (VMs) and bypassing memory isolation and confidential computing boundaries. Additionally, an attacker can build a payload which can be injected into the SMRAM memory. This issue affects: Module name: PlatformInitAdvancedPreMem SHA256: 644044fdb8daea30a7820e0f5f88dbf5cd460af72fbf70418e9d2e47efed8d9b Module GUID: EEEE611D-F78F-4FB9-B868-55907F169280 This issue affects: AMI Aptio 5.x.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.2
Exploit probability—
ProductAmi Aptio V
PublishedSep 20, 2022
First seenSep 20, 2022
Weakness typeCWE-121CWE-121

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
ami aptio_v5.0—
intel nuc_m15_laptop_kit_lapbc510_firmwareNo range specified—
intel nuc_m15_laptop_kit_lapbc710_firmwareNo range specified—

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