CVE-2022-28693 (GCVE-0-2022-28693)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-02-14 20:50 – Updated: 2025-02-14 20:55
VLAI
Summary
Unprotected alternative channel of return branch target prediction in some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authorized user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
Severity
4.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • Information Disclosure
  • CWE-420 - Unprotected Alternate Channel
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a Intel(R) Processors Affected: See references
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