CVE-2022-36416

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-02-16 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Protection mechanism failure in the Intel(R) Ethernet 500 Series Controller drivers for VMware before version 1.10.0.13 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected products

VMware Ixgben: before 1.10.0.13 — fixed in 1.10.0.13
Intel(R) Ethernet 500 Series Controller drivers for VMware: before 1.10.0.13

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: VMware Ixgben 1.10.0.13. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00750.html
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00750.html

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