CVE-2022-38691

7.8 highEPSS 0.4%

High (7.8). EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In BootROM, there is a possible missing validation for Certificate Type 0. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 34% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-250
Published: 2025-09-01
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

References

https://www.nccgroup.com/research-blog/there-s-another-hole-in-your-soc-unisoc-rom-vulnerabilities/

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