dbcve.org
Agilex 7 Fpga F Series 019 FirmwareOperating system · Intel

CVE-2022-38787

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-05-10
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 2.7.0 or later.
See remediation →
80/100
Remediation priority · High
Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Improper input validation in firmware for some Intel(R) FPGA products before version 2.7.0 Hotfix may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

Improper input validation vulnerability in firmware for Intel FPGA products allows an authenticated local user to escalate privileges. The vulnerability stems from insufficient validation of input data within the firmware, which can be exploited to gain elevated access.

MitigationUpgrade Intel FPGA firmware to version 2.7.0 Hotfix or later to address the improper input validation vulnerability.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Agilex 7 Fpga F Series 019 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:<= 2.7.0
Agilex 7 Fpga F Series 023 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:<= 2.7.0
Agilex 7 Fpga F Series 006 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:<= 2.7.0
Agilex 7 Fpga F Series 008 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:<= 2.7.0
Agilex 7 Fpga F Series 027 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:<= 2.7.0
Agilex 7 Fpga F Series 014 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:<= 2.7.0
Agilex 7 Fpga F Series 012 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:<= 2.7.0
Agilex 7 Fpga F Series 022 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:<= 2.7.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify the Intel Agilex 7 F Series model
    Locate the specific F Series variant number (006, 008, 012, 014, 019, 022, 023, or 027) from the system hardware inventory or FPGA device labeling
    Affected if The model is any of the listed F Series variants (006, 008, 012, 014, 019, 022, 023, or 027)
  2. Determine the installed firmware version
    Access the FPGA management interface or Intel Quartus/Programming tools to query the current firmware version installed on the device
    Affected if The firmware version is 2.7.0 or lower (any version <= 2.7.0)
  3. Verify local user authentication is configured
    Check if local user accounts are enabled on the FPGA management or host system that can access the FPGA firmware configuration interfaces
    Affected if Local authenticated user access exists (this is required for the privilege escalation to be exploitable)
  4. Confirm firmware is running and not already patched
    Query the running firmware version through the Intel FPGA management subsystem or check the firmware revision reported by the device
    Affected if The running firmware version is 2.7.0 or earlier and no hotfix has been applied

You are affected if your Intel Agilex 7 F Series FPGA (variant 006, 008, 012, 014, 019, 022, 023, or 027) is running firmware version 2.7.0 or lower and local authenticated user access is enabled on the system.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

Check your environment

Paste your version and any relevant configuration and it will be compared against the affected criteria above. Do not include secrets or credentials.

AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 2.7.0
Interim mitigation

Upgrade Intel FPGA firmware to version 2.7.0 Hotfix or later to address the improper input validation vulnerability.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Intel Agilex 7 FPGA F Series Firmware version 2.7.0 Hotfix or later

  1. 1. Identify the specific Agilex 7 FPGA F Series model in use (019, 023, 006, 008, 027, 014, 012, or 022)
  2. 2. Determine current firmware version by accessing the FPGA management interface or using Intel Quartus/Intel FPGA SDK tools
  3. 3. Download the Intel FPGA firmware update package version 2.7.0 Hotfix or later from the Intel Download Center or Intel FPGA Support website
  4. 4. Follow Intel's standard FPGA firmware update procedure, typically involving the Intel Quartus Prime Programmer or Intel FPGA Management Shell
  5. 5. Verify the firmware version has been successfully updated to 2.7.0 Hotfix or later after the update process completes
Caveat Review Intel FPGA release notes for any firmware update requirements or compatibility considerations before applying

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Agilex 7 Fpga F Series 019 Firmware Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
14.0 hours of engineering $2,380
Get the upgrade done

An estimate, not a bill — we confirm scope with you before any work starts. Need it this week? Rush from $3,808.

Scan for this in your stack

Free · runs locally
dbcve dependency scanner

Check whether your project pulls in CVE-2022-38787 — or any other known-vulnerable package — straight from your lock files. Free and open source; it runs locally and uploads nothing.

Get it on GitHub Scan in the browser

References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

Primary sources

Practitioner notes

Contributed

Peer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-38787 in production — separate from our analysis above.

No notes yet

Be the first to add a field note for this CVE — a mitigation you’ve verified, a version caveat, or a link to a working fix. Sign in above to contribute.

What this is

A place for practitioners to share what actually worked: a mitigation you’ve tested, a configuration change, a version- or environment-specific caveat, or a link to a verified patch. The most useful notes rise to the top as peers upvote them, so the signal stays high.

What belongs here
  • Verified mitigations, workarounds, and config changes
  • Version or environment caveats, and links to real fixes
  • No weaponised exploit code, or anything meant to cause harm
  • No spam, self-promotion, credentials, or personal data