CVE-2022-34147 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kits, Intel(R) NUC Performance Kits, Intel(R) NUC Performance Mini PC, Intel(R) NUC 8 Compute Element, Intel(R) NUC Pro Kit, Intel(R) NUC Pro Board, and Intel(R) NUC Compute Element
A privileged local user can escalate privileges due to 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-2022-34147?
CVE-2022-34147 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kits, Intel(R) NUC Performance Kits, Intel(R) NUC Performance Mini PC, Intel(R) NUC 8 Compute Element, Intel(R) NUC Pro Kit, Intel(R) NUC Pro Board, and Intel(R) NUC Compute Element, published on 10 May 2023. 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 9 Extreme Laptop Kits, Intel(R) NUC Performance Kits, Intel(R) NUC Performance Mini PC, Intel(R) NUC 8 Compute Element, Intel(R) NUC Pro Kit, Intel(R) NUC Pro Board, and Intel(R) NUC Compute Element may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-34147?
It affects 41 products.
Products include Intel Cm8ccb4r Firmware, Intel Cm8i3cb4n Firmware, Intel Cm8i5cb8n Firmware, Intel Cm8i7cb8n Firmware, Intel Cm8pcb4r Firmware, Intel Lapqc71a Firmware and 35 more.
How do I fix CVE-2022-34147?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-34147 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-34147 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34147 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q9qh-8m93-hm9h.