# CVE-2022-36377: Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Wireless Adapter Driver installation software for Intel(R) NUC Kits & Mini PCs

> An authenticated local user can escalate privileges due to insecure inherited permissions in Intel Wireless Adapter Driver installation software.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 5 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9r4w-694r-fm3f

## What is CVE-2022-36377?

CVE-2022-36377 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) Wireless Adapter Driver installation software for Intel(R) NUC Kits & Mini PCs, published on 11 Nov 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Insecure inherited permissions in some Intel(R) Wireless Adapter Driver installation software for Intel(R) NUC Kits & Mini PCs before version 22.190.0.3 for Windows may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Weakness: CWE-276 (Incorrect Default Permissions), CWE-277 (Insecure Inherited Permissions)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-36377?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Intel Nuc Kit Wireless Adapter Driver Installer.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-36377?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-36377 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-36377 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36377 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) Wireless Adapter Driver installation software for Intel(R) NUC Kits & Mini PCs

- [CVE-2022-36380](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36380/): Privilege escalation in Intel(r) NUC Kit Wireless Adapter drivers for Windows 10 (medium 6.7)
- [CVE-2022-36384](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36384/): Privilege escalation in Intel(r) NUC Kit Wireless Adapter drivers for Windows 10 (medium 6.7)
- [CVE-2022-36400](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36400/): Path traversal in Intel(r) NUC Kit Wireless Adapter drivers for Windows 10 (medium 6.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-36377 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-36377 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) Wireless Adapter Driver installation software for Intel(R) NUC Kits & Mini PCs, published on 11 Nov 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36377 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Intel(R) Wireless Adapter Driver installation software for Intel(R) NUC Kits & Mini PCs. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36377/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36377/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-36377
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36377
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-36377

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