CVE-2022-38099 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) NUC 11 Compute Elements
A privileged local user can escalate privileges due to improper input validation in Intel NUC 11 BIOS firmware.
- 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-2022-38099?
CVE-2022-38099 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) NUC 11 Compute Elements, 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 input validation in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) NUC 11 Compute Elements before version EBTGL357.0065 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38099?
It affects 8 products.
Products include Intel Nuc11dbbi7 Firmware, Intel Nuc11dbbi9 Firmware, Intel Nuc 11 Compute Element Cm11ebc4w Firmware, Intel Nuc 11 Compute Element Cm11ebi38w Firmware, Intel Nuc 11 Compute Element Cm11ebi58w Firmware, Intel Nuc 11 Compute Element Cm11ebi716w Firmware and 2 more.
How do I fix CVE-2022-38099?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-38099 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-38099 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38099 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m53v-6hgq-w7h2.