CVE-2022-37336 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) NUC
A privileged local user can escalate privileges in Intel NUC BIOS firmware due to improper input validation.
- 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-2022-37336?
CVE-2022-37336 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) NUC, 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 input validation in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) NUC may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-37336?
It affects 26 products.
Products include Intel Nuc 10 Performance Kit Nuc10i3fnh Firmware, Intel Nuc 10 Performance Kit Nuc10i3fnhf Firmware, Intel Nuc 10 Performance Kit Nuc10i3fnhn Firmware, Intel Nuc 10 Performance Kit Nuc10i3fnk Firmware, Intel Nuc 10 Performance Kit Nuc10i3fnkn Firmware, Intel Nuc 10 Performance Kit Nuc10i5fnh Firmware and 20 more.
How do I fix CVE-2022-37336?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-37336 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-37336 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-37336 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) NUC
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rc2p-rrfm-r883.