In Ampere AltraMax and Ampere Altra before 2.10c, improper access controls allows the OS…
Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-284Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
In Ampere AltraMax and Ampere Altra before 2.10c, improper access controls allows the OS to reinitialize a disabled root complex.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00621 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:amperecomputing:ampere_altra_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.10c | Vulnerable | Amperecomputing |
| cpe:2.3:h:amperecomputing:ampere_altra:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Amperecomputing |
| cpe:2.3:o:amperecomputing:ampere_altra_max_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.10c | Vulnerable | Amperecomputing |
| cpe:2.3:h:amperecomputing:ampere_altra_max:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Amperecomputing |
- cpe:2.3:o:amperecomputing:ampere_altra_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.10c Vulnerable ·Amperecomputing
- cpe:2.3:h:amperecomputing:ampere_altra:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Amperecomputing
- cpe:2.3:o:amperecomputing:ampere_altra_max_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.10c Vulnerable ·Amperecomputing
- cpe:2.3:h:amperecomputing:ampere_altra_max:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Amperecomputing
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-46892
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2mmc-97mx-9r37
- 2026-11-07 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Amperecomputing Ampere Altra Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-13999 On Ampere Altra and AltraMax devices before SRP 1.09, the Altra reference design of UEFI… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-20542 Ampere Altra before SRP 1.08b and Altra Max before SRP 2.05 allow information disclosure of power telemetry via HWmon. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-17510 Ampere Altra devices before 1.08g and Ampere Altra Max devices before 2.05a allow… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-16319 Ampere Altra and Ampere Altra Max devices through 2022-07-15 allow attacks via… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2022-09053 Spectre BHB is a variant of Spectre-v2 in which malicious code uses the shared branch… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.7
Sources
- CVE-2022-46892 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-46892 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2mmc-97mx-9r37 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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