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CVE-2023-22449 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) NUC BIOS firmware

High 7.5 Published Updated

A privileged local user can escalate privileges due to improper input validation in Intel NUC 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-2023-22449?

CVE-2023-22449 is a high-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 input validation in some Intel(R) NUC BIOS firmware may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-22449?

It affects 155 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 149 more.

How do I fix CVE-2023-22449?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-22449 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-22449 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-22449 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v7rg-r7f6-7vvx.

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