CVE-2022-36372 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) NUC BIOS firmware
A privileged local attacker can exploit improper buffer restrictions in Intel NUC BIOS firmware to escalate privileges.
- 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-2022-36372?
CVE-2022-36372 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) NUC BIOS firmware, published on 11 Aug 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper buffer restrictions in some Intel(R) NUC BIOS firmware may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-36372?
It affects 34 products.
Products include Intel Nuc 8 Compute Element Cm8ccb4r Firmware, Intel Nuc 8 Compute Element Cm8i3cb4n Firmware, Intel Nuc 8 Compute Element Cm8i5cb8n Firmware, Intel Nuc 8 Compute Element Cm8i7cb8n Firmware, Intel Nuc 8 Compute Element Cm8pcb4r Firmware, Intel Nuc Business Nuc8i7hnk Firmware and 28 more.
How do I fix CVE-2022-36372?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-36372 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-36372 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36372 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pg2j-3gc5-g2g3.