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CVE-2023-22841

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.3 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: 2023-08-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-428

Description

Unquoted search path in the software installer for the System Firmware Update Utility (SysFwUpdt) for some Intel(R) Server Boards and Intel(R) Server Systems Based on Intel(R) 621A Chipset before version 16.0.7 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected products

• System Firmware Update Utility (SysFwUpdt) for some Intel(R) Server Boards and Intel(R) Server Systems Based on Intel(R): before 16.0.7 — fixed in 16.0.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: System Firmware Update Utility (SysFwUpdt) for some Intel(R) Server Boards and Intel(R) Server Systems Based on Intel(R) 16.0.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00830.html
• http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00830.html

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