Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Intel Battery Life Diagnostic Tool
CVE-2022-34153

8.2HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Intel
Status
Intel(r) Battery Life Diagnostic Tool Software
Vendor
CVE Published:
16 February 2023

What is CVE-2022-34153?

The Intel Battery Life Diagnostic Tool software, prior to version 2.2.0, contains an improper initialization vulnerability. This flaw may allow an authenticated user to leverage local access to potentially escalate their privileges within the system, posing a significant security risk. Users of the Intel Battery Life Diagnostic Tool should ensure they are using the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

Intel(R) Battery Life Diagnostic Tool software before version 2.2.0

References

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/ad...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.2
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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