CVE-2022-38691

high

Description

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.

References

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2025-09-01

Updated: 2025-09-02

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00079