CVE-2022-36400 Path traversal in Intel(r) NUC Kit Wireless Adapter drivers for Windows 10
An authenticated local attacker can exploit a path traversal flaw in Intel NUC wireless adapter drivers to escalate privileges.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-36400?
CVE-2022-36400 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Intel(r) NUC Kit Wireless Adapter drivers for Windows 10, 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
Path traversal in the installer software for some Intel(r) NUC Kit Wireless Adapter drivers for Windows 10 before version 22.40 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-36400?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Nuc Kit Wireless Adapter Driver Installer.
How do I fix CVE-2022-36400?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-36400 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2022-36400 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36400 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel(r) NUC Kit Wireless Adapter drivers for Windows 10
- CVE-2022-36377 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Wireless Adapter Driver installation software for Intel(R) NUC Kits & Mini PCs
- CVE-2022-36380 Privilege escalation in Intel(r) NUC Kit Wireless Adapter drivers for Windows 10
- CVE-2022-36384 Privilege escalation in Intel(r) NUC Kit Wireless Adapter drivers for Windows 10
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h76m-ch4c-5r4x.