SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-3718

Improper setting of device configuration in system firmware for Intel(R) NUC kits may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via physical access.

MEDIUM 6.2EPSS 0.32%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.32%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Improper setting of device configuration in system firmware for Intel(R) NUC kits may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via physical access.

CVSS 3.0
6.2 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.32% probability · 25th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
intel/nuc kit firmware · intel/compute card firmware · intel/compute stick firmware
Source
secalert_us@oracle.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%27 October 2026: 0.32%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 0.3% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.