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CVE-2022-21794

HIGH

7.7

CVSS v3

Description

Improper authentication in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) NUC Boards, Intel(R) NUC Business, Intel(R) NUC Enthusiast, Intel(R) NUC Kits before version HN0067 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CWE-287Improper Authentication

How to fix

Remediation Available

nuc 8 business nuc8i7hnkqc firmwareNVD

Affected:< hn0067Fixed in:hn0067CVE-2022-21794derived from NVD

nuc 8 enthusiast nuc8i7hvkva firmwareNVD

Affected:< hn0067Fixed in:hn0067CVE-2022-21794derived from NVD

nuc 8 enthusiast nuc8i7hvkvaw firmwareNVD

Affected:< hn0067Fixed in:hn0067CVE-2022-21794derived from NVD

nuc kit nuc8i7hnk firmwareNVD

Affected:< hn0067Fixed in:hn0067CVE-2022-21794derived from NVD

nuc kit nuc8i7hvk firmwareNVD

Affected:< hn0067Fixed in:hn0067CVE-2022-21794derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionRequired

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.19%probability of exploitation in 30 days

9thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 9% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

intel.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-287 (Improper Authentication) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-35082	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2023-35078	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-7921	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2024-7593	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-46805	High	8.2	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2022-40684	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

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