Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Intel Data Center Manager versions before 4.1 can be disrupted by an authenticated user with local access. The documented impact is denial of service, not data theft or privilege escalation. Business urgency depends on whether the product is deployed on systems that support data center operations.
Executive priority
Handle as a moderate availability-risk update. It is not described as remotely exploitable, but disruption of data center management software can affect operations if deployed on critical management hosts.
Technical view
CVE-2022-24378 is CWE-665 improper initialization in Intel Data Center Manager before version 4.1. CVSS 3.1 is 5.5 with local attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, and high availability impact only.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to environments running Intel Data Center Manager software before 4.1 where authenticated users can obtain local access to the affected host.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not report active exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as KEV. Exploitation requires local access and authentication, reducing internet-scale risk but leaving insider, compromised-account, and shared-administration scenarios relevant.
Researcher notes
Public detail is limited. The record identifies improper initialization, affected versions before 4.1, and availability-only impact. Do not assume confidentiality or integrity impact, remote reachability, or working exploit availability from the provided evidence.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade Intel Data Center Manager to version 4.1 or later where applicable.
- Review Intel advisory INTEL-SA-00662 for vendor guidance and deployment notes.
- Restrict local access to Intel Data Center Manager hosts to trusted administrators.
- Apply least-privilege controls to local accounts and service accounts.
- Prioritize remediation on operationally critical management systems.
Validation and detection
- Inventory systems for Intel Data Center Manager installations.
- Verify installed versions are 4.1 or newer.
- Identify users and service accounts with local access to affected hosts.
- Confirm remediation status against Intel advisory INTEL-SA-00662.
- Monitor affected hosts for unexplained service disruption until remediated.
Public sources used
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H1.83.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.5MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00662.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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Improper Initialization
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