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n/a Intel(R) Processors — Time-of-check time-of-use race condition in the BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially ena…
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L H H N U H H H 6.4 .0014 4.0 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Intel(R) Processors See references – —
TIMELINE
Feb 18 Reserved by intel
Nov 11 Published (CNA: intel)
Aug 11 RESCORED — CVE-2022-21198 (Intel(R) Processors). CVSS 7.9 → 6.4 (NVD).
Description
Time-of-check time-of-use race condition in the BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|
| February 18, 2022 | Reserved | Reserved by intel |
| November 11, 2022 | Published | Published (CNA: intel) |
| August 11, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2022-21198 (Intel(R) Processors). CVSS 7.9 → 6.4 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 1 row
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
|---|
| n/a | Intel(R) Processors | — | See references | — |
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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2022-21198 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Wednesday, August 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.