CVE-2022-37334 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) NUC 11 Pro Kits and Intel(R) NUC 11 Pro Boards
An authenticated local attacker can escalate privileges due to improper initialization in Intel NUC BIOS firmware.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-37334?
CVE-2022-37334 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) NUC 11 Pro Kits and Intel(R) NUC 11 Pro Boards, 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 initialization in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) NUC 11 Pro Kits and Intel(R) NUC 11 Pro Boards before version TNTGL357.0064 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Weakness: CWE-665
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-37334?
It affects 11 products.
Products include Intel Nuc 11 Pro Board Nuc11tnbi30z Firmware, Intel Nuc 11 Pro Board Nuc11tnbi50z Firmware, Intel Nuc 11 Pro Board Nuc11tnbi70z Firmware, Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnhi30z Firmware, Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnhi3 Firmware, Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11tnhi50z Firmware and 5 more.
How do I fix CVE-2022-37334?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-37334 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-37334 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-37334 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) NUC 11 Pro Kits and Intel(R) NUC 11 Pro Boards
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7x5c-hvwv-chx9.