CVE-2022-26873: AMI Aptio · Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Affects AMI AptioSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.2 High : upgrade to 6.0.0 soon.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 35% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 6.0.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 20 Sep 2022
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.
What to do
Upgrade AMI Aptio to 6.0.0.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AMI Aptio | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
1. Immediate firmware updates: Organizations should work closely with their hardware vendors and AMI to obtain and apply patches or updated firmware versions addressing this vulnerability. 2. Restrict privileged access: Limit administrative and physical access to systems to reduce the risk of local high-privilege attackers exploiting this vulnerability. 3. Enable and enforce secure boot and measured boot: While this vulnerability targets early boot stages, ensuring secure boot configurations and attestation mechanisms can help detect unauthorized firmware modifications. 4. Monitor for abnormal firmware behavior: Deploy advanced endpoint detection tools capable of monitoring firmware integrity and unusual SMRAM activity. 5. Virtualization security: Harden hypervisor configurations and isolate critical VMs to reduce the impact of potential memory disclosure. 6. Incident response readiness: Prepare for firmware-level compromise scenarios by developing detection and recovery procedures, including firmware re-flashing and system rebuilds. 7. Network segmentation: Isolate critical infrastructure to limit lateral movement if exploitation occurs. 8. Physical security: Enhance physical security controls to prevent unauthorized local access, as exploitation requires local high privileges.
Description
A potential attacker can execute an arbitrary code at the time of the PEI phase and influence the subsequent boot stages. This can lead to the mitigations bypassing, physical memory contents disclosure, discovery of any secrets from any Virtual Machines (VMs) and bypassing memory isolation and confidential computing boundaries. Additionally, an attacker can build a payload which can be injected into the SMRAM memory. This issue affects: Module name: PlatformInitAdvancedPreMem SHA256: 644044fdb8daea30a7820e0f5f88dbf5cd460af72fbf70418e9d2e47efed8d9b Module GUID: EEEE611D-F78F-4FB9-B868-55907F169280 This issue affects: AMI Aptio 5.x.