SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2023-29494

Improper input validation in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) NUCs may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

MEDIUM 6.7EPSS 0.17%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.17%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Improper input validation in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) NUCs may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS 3.1
6.7 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.17% probability · 7th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
intel/nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnhi70z firmware · intel/nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnki70z firmware · intel/nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnki30z firmware · intel/nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnhi30z firmware · intel/nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnki50z firmware · intel/nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnhi50z firmware · intel/nuc 11 pro board nuc11tnbi30z firmware · intel/nuc 11 pro board nuc11tnbi50z firmware · intel/nuc 11 pro board nuc11tnbi70z firmware · intel/nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnhi3 firmware · intel/nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnhi5 firmware · intel/nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnhi7 firmware · intel/nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnki3 firmware · intel/nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnki5 firmware · intel/nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnki7 firmware · intel/nuc 11 pro board nuc11tnbi3 firmware · intel/nuc 11 pro board nuc11tnbi5 firmware · intel/nuc 11 pro board nuc11tnbi7 firmware · intel/nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnhi50w firmware · intel/nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnhi50l firmware · +4 more
Source
secure@intel.com

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