Is CVE-2022-35888 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-35888 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-05-20.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-35888?

CVE-2022-35888 has a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2022-35888?

Patch guidance is available from amperecomputing security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2022-35888.

CVE-2022-35888 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2022-35888?

3 products: amperecomputing ampere altra max firmware, amperecomputing ampere altra firmware, amperecomputing ampereone firmware.

Description

Ampere Altra and Ampere Altra Max devices through 2022-07-15 allow attacks via Hertzbleed, which is a power side-channel attack that extracts secret information from the CPU by correlating the power consumption with data being processed on the system.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: none
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-203 CWE-203

Metadata

Primary Vendor: AMPERECOMPUTING
Published: 9/29/2022
Last Modified: 5/20/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

amperecomputing : ampere_altra_max_firmwareamperecomputing : ampere_altra_firmwareamperecomputing : ampereone_firmware

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD