CVE-2022-21229 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kit drivers
An authenticated local attacker can escalate privileges due to improper buffer restrictions in Intel NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kit drivers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-21229?
CVE-2022-21229 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kit drivers, published on 18 Aug 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper buffer restrictions for some Intel(R) NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kit drivers before version 2.2.0.22 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-21229?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Control Center.
How do I fix CVE-2022-21229?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-21229 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-21229 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-21229 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-44vh-5qrj-pfch.