# CVE-2023-22444: Information disclosure in Intel(R) NUC 13 Extreme Compute Element, Intel(R) NUC 13 Extreme Kit, Intel(R) NUC 11 Performance Kit, Intel(R) NUC 11 Performance Mini PC, Intel(R) NUC Compute Element, Intel(R) NUC Laptop Kit, Intel(R) NUC Pro Kit, Intel(R) NUC Pro Board and Intel(R) NUC Pro Mini PC BIOS firmware > A privileged local attacker can exploit improper BIOS initialization to disclose sensitive information on Intel NUC devices. - **Severity:** Medium 6.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** An administrator - **Attackable:** Local or same network only - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** No - **Published:** 11 Aug 2023 - **Updated:** 1 Oct 2024 - **Also known as:** GHSA-jppm-rmh2-mpxw ## What is CVE-2023-22444? CVE-2023-22444 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) NUC 13 Extreme Compute Element, Intel(R) NUC 13 Extreme Kit, Intel(R) NUC 11 Performance Kit, Intel(R) NUC 11 Performance Mini PC, Intel(R) NUC Compute Element, Intel(R) NUC Laptop Kit, Intel(R) NUC Pro Kit, Intel(R) NUC Pro Board and Intel(R) NUC Pro Mini PC 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 13 Extreme Compute Element, Intel(R) NUC 13 Extreme Kit, Intel(R) NUC 11 Performance Kit, Intel(R) NUC 11 Performance Mini PC, Intel(R) NUC Compute Element, Intel(R) NUC Laptop Kit, Intel(R) NUC Pro Kit, Intel(R) NUC Pro Board and Intel(R) NUC Pro Mini PC BIOS firmware may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access. Weakness: CWE-665 (Improper Initialization) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-22444? It affects 111 products. Products: 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 Enthusiast Kit Nuc11phki7c Firmware, Intel Nuc 11 Enthusiast Mini Pc Nuc11phki7caa Firmware, Intel Nuc 11 Essential Board Nuc11atbc4 Firmware, Intel Nuc 11 Essential Kit Nuc11atkc2 Firmware, Intel Nuc 11 Essential Kit Nuc11atkc4 Firmware, Intel Nuc 11 Essential Kit Nuc11atkpe Firmware, Intel Nuc 11 Essential Mini Pc Nuc11atkc2 Firmware, Intel Nuc 11 Extreme Compute Element Nuc11dbbi7 Firmware, Intel Nuc 11 Extreme Compute Element Nuc11dbbi9 Firmware, Intel Nuc 11 Extreme Kit Nuc11btmi7 Firmware, Intel Nuc 11 Extreme Kit Nuc11btmi9 Firmware, Intel Nuc 11 Performance Kit Nuc11pahi30z Firmware, Intel Nuc 11 Performance Kit Nuc11pahi3 Firmware, Intel Nuc 11 Performance Kit Nuc11pahi50z Firmware, Intel Nuc 11 Performance Kit Nuc11pahi5 Firmware, Intel Nuc 11 Performance Kit Nuc11pahi70z Firmware and 91 more. ## How do I fix CVE-2023-22444? No fix has been published for CVE-2023-22444 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. ## Is CVE-2023-22444 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-22444 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) NUC 13 Extreme Compute Element, Intel(R) NUC 13 Extreme Kit, Intel(R) NUC 11 Performance Kit, Intel(R) NUC 11 Performance Mini PC, Intel(R) NUC Compute Element, Intel(R) NUC Laptop Kit, Intel(R) NUC Pro Kit, Intel(R) NUC Pro Board and Intel(R) NUC Pro Mini PC BIOS firmware - [CVE-2023-22449](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22449/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) NUC BIOS firmware (high 7.5) - [CVE-2023-22330](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22330/): Information disclosure in Intel(R) NUC BIOS firmware (medium 6.0) - [CVE-2023-22356](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22356/): Information disclosure in Intel(R) NUC BIOS firmware (medium 6.0) - [CVE-2023-34349](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-34349/): Race condition in Intel(R) NUC BIOS firmware (medium 4.6) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2023-22444 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2023-22444 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) NUC 13 Extreme Compute Element, Intel(R) NUC 13 Extreme Kit, Intel(R) NUC 11 Performance Kit, Intel(R) NUC 11 Performance Mini PC, Intel(R) NUC Compute Element, Intel(R) NUC Laptop Kit, Intel(R) NUC Pro Kit, Intel(R) NUC Pro Board and Intel(R) NUC Pro Mini PC 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. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-22444 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: Intel(R) NUC 13 Extreme Compute Element, Intel(R) NUC 13 Extreme Kit, Intel(R) NUC 11 Performance Kit, Intel(R) NUC 11 Performance Mini PC, Intel(R) NUC Compute Element, Intel(R) NUC Laptop Kit, Intel(R) NUC Pro Kit, Intel(R) NUC Pro Board and Intel(R) NUC Pro Mini PC BIOS firmware. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page. Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22444/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22444/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-22444 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22444 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-22444 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22444/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.