CVE-2022-33176 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) NUC 11 Performance kits and Intel(R) NUC 11 Performance Mini PCs
A privileged local attacker can escalate privileges via improper input validation in Intel NUC BIOS 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-2022-33176?
CVE-2022-33176 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) NUC 11 Performance kits and Intel(R) NUC 11 Performance Mini PCs, published on 11 Nov 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 BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) NUC 11 Performance kits and Intel(R) NUC 11 Performance Mini PCs before version PATGL357.0042 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-33176?
It affects 11 products.
Products include Intel Nuc 11 Performance Kit Nuc11pahi30z Firmware, Intel Nuc 11 Performance Kit Nuc11pahi3 Firmware, Intel Nuc 11 Performance Kit Nuc11pahi50z Firmware, Intel Nuc 11 Performance Kit Nuc11pahi5 Firmware, Intel Nuc 11 Performance Kit Nuc11pahi70z Firmware, Intel Nuc 11 Performance Kit Nuc11pahi7 Firmware and 5 more.
How do I fix CVE-2022-33176?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-33176 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-33176 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-33176 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) NUC 11 Performance kits and Intel(R) NUC 11 Performance Mini PCs
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v297-j92m-gqm4.