Intel NUC BIOS firmware privilege escalation | CVE-2023-42766

NAME
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Intel NUC BIOS firmware privilege escalation

Platforms Affected:
Intel NUC 8 Compute Element CM8v5CB
Intel NUC 8 Compute Element CM8v7CB

Risk Level:
7.5

Exploitability:
Unproven

Consequences:
Gain Privileges

DESCRIPTION
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Intel NUC 8 Compute Element BIOS firmware could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by improper input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges on the system.

CVSS 3.0 Information
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Privileges Required:
High

User Interaction:
None

Scope:
Changed

Access Vector:
Local


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