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Full vulnerability report · 2023
CVE-2022-34147High confidence

n/a Intel(R) NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kits, Intel(R) NUC Performance Kits, Intel(R) NUC Performance Mini PC, Intel(R) NUC 8 Compute Element, Intel(R) NUC Pro Kit, Intel(R) NUC Pro Board, and Intel(R) NUC Compute Element — Improper Input Validation

n/a · Intel(R) NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kits, Intel(R) NUC Performance Kits, Intel(R) NUC Performance Mini PC, Intel(R) NUC 8 Compute Element, Intel(R) NUC Pro Kit, Intel(R) NUC Pro Board, and Intel(R) NUC Compute Element

7.5HighCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Within 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Fix not verified
Optional official sources

National CERT insights
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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2022-37162

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionWithin 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Fix not verified
01

What, why and how

Improper input validation in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kits, Intel(R) NUC Performance Kits, Intel(R) NUC Performance Mini PC, Intel(R) NUC 8 Compute Element, Intel(R) NUC Pro Kit, Intel(R) NUC Pro Board, and Intel(R) NUC Compute Element may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

What

Improper input validation in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kits, Intel(R) NUC Performance Kits, Intel(R) NUC Performance Mini PC, Intel(R) NUC 8 Compute Element, Intel(R) NUC Pro Kit, Intel(R) NUC Pro Board, and Intel(R) NUC Compute Element may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Why

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with elevated privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

Improper input validation in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kits, Intel(R) NUC Performance Kits, Intel(R) NUC Performance Mini PC, Intel(R) NUC 8 Compute Element, Intel(R) NUC Pro Kit, Intel(R) NUC Pro Board, and Intel(R) NUC Compute Element may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Why

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with elevated privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
local access → Improper Input Validation → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Local
Privileges required
High: elevated access is required
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High: exploitation depends on specific conditions
Security boundary
Changed: exploitation can affect a different security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-20 ↗

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVLocalAttack vector: The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.ACHighAttack complexity: Successful exploitation depends on specific conditions outside the attacker's direct control.PRHighPrivileges required: The attacker needs elevated or administrative privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SChangedScope: The attack can affect a component governed by a different security authority.CHighConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.IHighIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
The issue can support a local privilege or sandbox boundary transition; normal system utilities may then be available in the gained context.
CWE-20
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

BSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2023-1173Intel NUC: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Intel BIOS, Intel Firmware und Intel Driver and Support Assistant von NUC Systemen ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen und einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2023-AVI-0371Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Intel

d?id=CVE-2022-30338 Référence CVE CVE-2022-31477 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-31477 Référence CVE CVE-2022-32576 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-32576 Référence CVE CVE-2022-32577 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-32577 Référence CVE CVE-2022-32578 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-32578 Référence CVE CVE-2022-32582 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-32582 Référence CVE CVE-2022-32766 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-32766 Référence CVE CVE-2022-33894 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-33894 Référence CVE CVE-2022-33963 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-33963 Référence CVE CVE-2022-34147 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-34147 Référence CVE CVE-2022-34848 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-34848 Référence CVE CVE-2022-34855 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-34855 Référence CVE CVE-2022-36339 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-36339 Référence CVE CVE-2022-36391 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-36391 Référence CVE CVE-2022-37327 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-37327 Référence CVE CVE-2022-37409 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-37409 Référence CVE CVE-2022-38087 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38087 Référence CVE CVE-2022-38101 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Fix not verified
Affected
See references
Fixed
No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
Action
No verified patch reference is present in the current structured sources. Check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 10 May 2023 · Last source change 27 Jan 2025, 18:09 UTC · CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-37162
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceCNA
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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No material field changes have been recorded since change tracking began. Routine source refreshes and cosmetic edits are intentionally excluded.

Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
CVE published
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-37162↗CVE authority or vendor reference↗Official CVE record (CNA and ADP data)↗NVD record↗
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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