Vulnerability · Published Jan 19, 2024 · Assigned by intel

CVE-2023-42766

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity improper input validation in Intel NUC 8 Compute Element BIOS firmware. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 5% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 94.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Improper input validation in some Intel NUC 8 Compute Element BIOS firmware may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a Intel NUC 8 Compute Element BIOS firmware See references

Weakness: CWE-20 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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