CVE-2023-28738 Privilege escalation in Intel NUC BIOS firmware
A privileged local attacker can escalate privileges on Intel NUC devices due to improper input validation in the 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-2023-28738?
CVE-2023-28738 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel NUC BIOS firmware, published on 19 Jan 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper input validation for some Intel NUC BIOS firmware before version JY0070 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28738?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Intel Nuc 7 Essential Nuc7cjysamn Firmware, Intel Nuc Kit Nuc7cjyh Firmware, Intel Nuc Kit Nuc7cjyhn Firmware, Intel Nuc Kit Nuc7cjysal Firmware, Intel Nuc Kit Nuc7pjyh Firmware, Intel Nuc Kit Nuc7pjyhn Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2023-28738?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28738 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-28738 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28738 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel NUC BIOS firmware
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8f75-mv2x-xfw9.