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Windows Speculative Execution Configuration Check - Intel BHI (CVE-2022-0001)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 302873

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Synopsis

The remote host has not properly mitigated a speculative execution vulnerability.

Description

The remote host has not properly mitigated a known speculative execution vulnerability. It, therefore, may be affected by :
 - Intel Branch History Injection (BHI) (CVE-2022-0001)

Solution

Apply vendor recommended settings.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?abc3c2d5

http://www.nessus.org/u?8902cebb

http://www.nessus.org/u?6a005ed4

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 302873

File Name: microsoft_windows_spec_execution_CVE-2022-0001.nbin

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 3/18/2026

Updated: 3/19/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-0001

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, SMB/ProductName, Host/cpu/processor_identifier, SMB/WindowsVersionBuild

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/9/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-0001