CVE-2023-22356 Information disclosure in Intel(R) NUC BIOS firmware

Medium 6.0 Published Updated

A privileged local user can exploit improper initialization in Intel NUC BIOS firmware to disclose sensitive information.

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-2023-22356?

CVE-2023-22356 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) NUC BIOS firmware, 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 initialization in some Intel(R) NUC BIOS firmware may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

Weakness: CWE-665

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-22356?

It affects 211 products.

Products include 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, Intel Nuc 11 Performance Kit Nuc11pahi30z Firmware, Intel Nuc 11 Performance Kit Nuc11pahi3 Firmware and 205 more.

How do I fix CVE-2023-22356?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-22356 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-22356 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-22356 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rfc2-m7m4-3xvg.

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