CVE-2023-34438 Race condition in Intel(R) NUC BIOS firmware
A race condition in Intel NUC BIOS firmware allows a privileged local user to escalate privileges.
- 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-2023-34438?
CVE-2023-34438 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
Race condition in some Intel(R) NUC BIOS firmware may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-34438?
It affects 71 products.
Products include Intel Compute Element Stk2mv64cc Firmware, Intel Nuc Board Nuc7i3bnb Firmware, Intel Nuc Board Nuc7i3bnh Firmware, Intel Nuc Board Nuc7i3bnhx1 Firmware, Intel Nuc Board Nuc7i3bnhxf Firmware, Intel Nuc Board Nuc7i3bnk Firmware and 65 more.
How do I fix CVE-2023-34438?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-34438 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-34438 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-34438 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) NUC BIOS firmware
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2424-q483-wgpq.