SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2022-38099

Improper input validation in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) NUC 11 Compute Elements before version EBTGL357.0065 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.18%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.18%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Improper input validation in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) NUC 11 Compute Elements before version EBTGL357.0065 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.18% probability · 7th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
intel/nuc 11 compute element cm11ebi38w firmware · intel/nuc 11 compute element cm11ebc4w firmware · intel/nuc 11 compute element cm11ebi58w firmware · intel/nuc 11 compute element cm11ebv58w firmware · intel/nuc 11 compute element cm11ebi716w firmware · intel/nuc 11 compute element cm11ebv716w firmware · intel/nuc11dbbi9 firmware · intel/nuc11dbbi7 firmware
Source
secure@intel.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.