CVE-2022-40689 is a vulnerability identifier that was reserved by Intel on September 28, 2022. However, the CVE entry for this identifier has been marked as REJECTED, indicating that after review, it was determined not to represent a valid or exploitable security vulnerability. There are no technical details, affected versions, or exploit information available for this CVE. No CVSS score has been assigned, and there are no known exploits in the wild. The lack of detailed information and the rejected status suggest that this CVE does not correspond to an actual security threat or vulnerability.

Since CVE-2022-40689 has been rejected and no valid vulnerability exists under this identifier, there is no impact on confidentiality, integrity, or availability of systems. European organizations are not at risk from this non-existent threat, and no operational or security consequences arise from this CVE.

No mitigation actions are necessary because this CVE does not represent a real vulnerability. Organizations should continue following standard security best practices and maintain up-to-date patching for their systems, but no specific actions related to CVE-2022-40689 are required.