CVE-2023-28743 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-2023-28743?
CVE-2023-28743 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 QN0073 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28743?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Intel Nuc 9 Pro Compute Element Nuc9v7qnb Firmware, Intel Nuc 9 Pro Kit Nuc9v7qnb Firmware, Intel Nuc 9 Pro Kit Nuc9v7qnx Firmware, Intel Nuc Pro Compute Element Nuc9v7qnx Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2023-28743?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28743 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-28743 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28743 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jhrj-gw3m-wqx7.