CVE-2022-24382 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) NUCs

Medium 6.7 Published Updated

A privileged local user can escalate privileges on Intel NUC devices due to improper input validation in the firmware.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-24382?

CVE-2022-24382 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) NUCs, published on 12 May 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper input validation in firmware for some Intel(R) NUCs may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-24382?

It affects 59 products.

Products include Intel Lapbc510 Firmware, Intel Lapbc710 Firmware, Intel Lapkc51e Firmware, Intel Lapkc71e Firmware, Intel Lapkc71f Firmware, Intel Nuc11btmi7 Firmware and 53 more.

How do I fix CVE-2022-24382?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-24382 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-24382 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-24382 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hf99-hxhq-4f7v.

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