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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2023-34438

Race condition in some Intel(R) NUC BIOS firmware may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.10%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.10%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Race condition in some Intel(R) NUC BIOS firmware 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:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.10% probability · 1th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-421, CWE-362
Affected
intel/nuc rugged kit nuc8cchb firmware · intel/nuc rugged kit nuc8cchbn firmware · intel/nuc rugged kit nuc8cchkrn firmware · intel/nuc rugged kit nuc8cchkr firmware · intel/nuc kit nuc6cayh firmware · intel/nuc kit nuc6cays firmware · intel/nuc mini pc nuc7i3bnhxf firmware · intel/nuc mini pc nuc7i3bnk firmware · intel/nuc mini pc nuc7i3bnh firmware · intel/nuc mini pc nuc7i3bnb firmware · intel/nuc mini pc nuc7i5bnhx1 firmware · intel/nuc mini pc nuc7i5bnh firmware · intel/nuc mini pc nuc7i5bnk firmware · intel/nuc mini pc nuc7i5bnhxf firmware · intel/nuc mini pc nuc7i5bnkp firmware · intel/nuc mini pc nuc7i5bnb firmware · intel/nuc mini pc nuc7i7bnh firmware · intel/nuc mini pc nuc7i7bnhx1 firmware · intel/nuc mini pc nuc7i7bnhxg firmware · intel/nuc mini pc nuc7i3bnhx1 firmware · +40 more
Source
secure@intel.com

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