CVE-2023-29500 Information disclosure in Intel(R) NUCs

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

A local privileged user can access sensitive information in Intel NUC BIOS firmware, leading to potential data disclosure.

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-2023-29500?

CVE-2023-29500 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) NUCs, 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

Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) NUCs may allow a privilege user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-29500?

It affects 11 products.

Products include 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, Intel Nuc 11 Performance Kit Nuc11pahi7 Firmware and 5 more.

How do I fix CVE-2023-29500?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-29500 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-29500 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-29500 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hgp5-455w-hx99.

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