CVE-2022-41687

Q: How do I fix CVE-2022-41687?

Upgrade nuc p14e laptop element to 1.1.44 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2022-41687 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2022-41687 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.15% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 4% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2022-41687?

CVE-2022-41687 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.7, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2022-41687 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for nuc p14e laptop element (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

MEDIUM

6.7

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Insecure inherited permissions in the HotKey Services for some Intel(R) NUC P14E Laptop Element software for Windows 10 before version 1.1.44 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CWE-277 CWE-276

How to fix

Remediation Available

nuc p14e laptop elementNVD

Affected:< 1.1.44Fixed in:1.1.44CVE-2022-41687derived from NVD

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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 ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.15%probability of exploitation in 30 days

4thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 4% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

intel.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-277 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-27842	High	8.8	2.4%	-	-
CVE-2024-39877	High	8.8	1.7%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-41170	Critical	9.8	1.5%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-27822	High	7.8	1.5%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-36539	Critical	9.8	1.3%	-	-
CVE-2021-32725	Low	3.5	1.2%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2022-41687?

Upgrade nuc p14e laptop element to 1.1.44 or later.

Is CVE-2022-41687 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2022-41687 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.15% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 4% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2022-41687?

CVE-2022-41687 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.7, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2022-41687 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for nuc p14e laptop element (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.