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Intel TDX MigTD CVE-2026-57892

HIGH
Insufficient Granularity of Access Control (CWE-1220)
2026-11-10 intel
8.8
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: intel
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Gain adjacent-network position to MigTD host
  2. Delivery
    Send crafted migration/policy traffic
  3. Exploit
    Exploit insufficient policy granularity
  4. Execution
    Bypass access control decision
  5. Persist
    Escalate privilege into Trust Domain
  6. Impact
    Compromise confidentiality and integrity of subsequent system

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Insufficient granularity of access control
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the target to be running the Intel TDX Migration Trust Domain (MigTD) v2 with its policy evaluation engine active - i.e., an Intel TDX confidential-computing deployment using TD migration. The attacker must be on an adjacent network (AV:A), not the open internet, so network positioning on the same logical segment/broadcast domain as the host is a hard prerequisite. No authentication (PR:N) and no user interaction (UI:N) are needed, but the attack is high-complexity (AC:H), meaning the trigger is non-trivial; the specific mechanism of the insufficient-granularity flaw is not described in the available sources. Limiting factors: adjacency requirement, high attack complexity, and the narrow population of hosts actually running MigTD v2.

Impact

This is a genuine but conditional priority rather than a drop-everything emergency. The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:A/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N) scores 8.8 and describes an unauthenticated adjacent-network attacker needing a high-complexity attack path to escalate privilege within the MigTD, with a confirmed scope change into the subsequent system (VC:H/VI:H and SC:H/SI:H). The vuln.today decision label is 'this_week', which aligns with a serious-but-not-active rating. No EPSS score, CISA KEV listing, or POC/exploit reference is present in the input, so there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code. The main tension is between high impact (confidentiality and integrity high on both the vulnerable and subsequent systems) and real-world difficulty: AC:H plus adjacent-only access (AV:A, not AV:N) materially constrains who can reach the target. Net: treat as a prioritized patch for environments running Intel TDX confidential computing with MigTD, but the adjacency requirement and high attack complexity reduce the likelihood of widespread opportunistic exploitation versus targeted attacks against confidential-computing infrastructure.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker positioned on the same adjacent network segment as the confidential-computing host sends crafted traffic that exploits insufficient granularity in the MigTD v2 policy evaluation engine, causing the policy check to under-restrict an action and yielding privilege escalation that breaches the confidentiality and integrity of the Trust Domain migration path. The attack requires no authentication and no user interaction but is high-complexity (AC:H), implying a non-trivial, carefully engineered trigger. No public exploit identified at time of analysis.

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AnalysisAIv1 – Nov 10, 2026

Insufficient access-control granularity in the MigTD v2 policy evaluation engine within Intel TDX's Migration Trust Domain allows a network adversary positioned on an adjacent network to achieve privilege escalation inside the Ring 0 (hypervisor) layer, with high confidentiality and integrity impact extending to subsequent systems. Exploitation requires the target to be running Intel TDX with MigTD v2 and its policy evaluation engine active, and while no authentication or user interaction is needed, the attack is rated high complexity and the specific trigger mechanism is not described in the available sources. No public exploit code or PoC reference was identified at time of analysis and the vulnerability is not in CISA KEV; the vendor advisory is Intel SA-01580.

RemediationAI

No vendor-released patch or exact fixed version is identified in the available data, so the primary action is to consult Intel Security Advisory SA-01580 (https://intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01580.html) for Intel's fixed version or updated MigTD release and apply it as directed. Because exploitation requires adjacency, the most directly applicable compensating control is to restrict the network segment on which TD migration traffic and MigTD policy exchange occur, so that only known migration peers on the same logical segment/broadcast domain can reach the host - the trade-off is that migration topologies must be re-planned and legitimate peer addresses explicitly enumerated. Organisations that do not currently require live TD migration can reduce exposure by not running the MigTD v2 policy evaluation engine on hosts where migration is not needed, accepting the loss of migration capability. These measures reduce exposure but do not repair the insufficient access-control granularity itself; the vendor fix remains the complete resolution. Track the advisory for the patched release, since the available intelligence lists none.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Intel TDX (Trust Domain Extensions) is Intel's confidential-computing architecture in which workloads run inside hardware-isolated Trust Domains managed by a TDX Module, and the Migration Trust Domain (MigTD) is the component responsible for securely migrating those trust domains between hosts. The flaw is classified as CWE-1220 (Insufficient Granularity of Access Control), meaning the policy evaluation engine in MigTD v2 does not distinguish access rights finely enough, so a policy check that should have separated privilege levels can be satisfied in a way that grants broader authority than intended; the result, per Intel, is that the hypervisor (Ring 0) may allow an escalation of privilege. The CVSS:4.0 vector (AV:A/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N) and the independent CVSS:3.1 assessment (AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N) both describe an adjacent-network, unauthenticated, no-interaction, high-complexity attack with scope change and high confidentiality/integrity but no availability impact. The CPE string identifies Intel(R) TDX Migration Trust Domain (MigTD) with no version bound recorded, and the evidence does not explain the concrete conditions or input needed to trigger the policy-engine flaw.

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Severity by source

Vendor (intel) PRIMARY 8.8 HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N
vuln.today AI 8.0 HIGH

Adjacent-only reach gives AV:A, the described non-trivial trigger gives AC:H, no auth gives PR:N, and the subsequent-system impact maps to S:C with C:H/I:H and no availability loss.

3.1 AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
4.0 AV:A/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (intel).

CVSS VectorVendor: intel

Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
High
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
High
Vulnerable system: Integrity
High
Vulnerable system: Availability
None
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
High
Subsequent system: Integrity
High
Subsequent system: Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

Insufficient granularity of access control in the MigTD v2 policy evaluation engine for the Intel(R) TDX Migration Trust Domain (MigTD) within Ring 0: Hypervisor may allow an escalation of privilege. Network adversary with an unauthenticated user combined with a high complexity attack may enable escalation of privilege. This result may potentially occur via adjacent access when attack requirements are not present without special internal knowledge and requires no user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (high), integrity (high) and availability (none) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (high), integrity (high) and availability (none) impacts.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Intel TDX's MigTD v2 policy engine contains a high-severity access-control flaw that could allow an attacker on an adjacent network to escalate privileges to the hypervisor layer, compromising confidentiality and integrity of migrated workloads and potentially spreading to other systems. Organizations using Intel TDX for confidential computing face a moderate risk because exploitation requires a specialized environment and high attack complexity, but the lack of a patch means affected systems remain exposed until mitigations are applied.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: restrict network access to TDX hosts and migration channels, disable MigTD v2 policy evaluation if not essential, monitor for unauthorized policy changes, and follow Intel SA-01580 guidance.

Threat Intelligence Overview

Prevalence
Low
niche Intel TDX confidential-computing migration component, specialized cloud/server deployments only
Data Quality
2 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS N/A
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Controlled
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact
High

Priority Score

44
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +44
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.

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