High severity · published Aug 11, 2023
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
7.8
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 1% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IN
Intel(R) NUC BIOS firmware ·
See references · source: vendor
NB
Nuc Board Nuc7i3bnb Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
NB
Nuc Board Nuc7i3bnh Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
NB
Nuc Board Nuc7i3bnhxf Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
NB
Nuc Board Nuc7i3bnk Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
NB
Nuc Board Nuc7i5bnh Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
NB
Nuc Board Nuc7i5bnhx1 Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
NE
Nuc Enthusiast Nuc7i3bnb Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
NE
Nuc Enthusiast Nuc7i3bnh Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
NE
Nuc Enthusiast Nuc7i3bnhx1 Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
NE
Nuc Enthusiast Nuc7i3bnhxf Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
NE
Nuc Enthusiast Nuc7i3bnk Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-34438
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-34438
Patch
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00917.html
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