CVE-2023-29495 (GCVE-0-2023-29495)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-01-19 20:03
Modified
2025-05-09 15:00
Severity ?
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • escalation of privilege
  • CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Summary
Improper input validation for some Intel NUC BIOS firmware before version IN0048 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
References
secure@intel.comhttps://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01009.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01009.htmlVendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a Intel NUC BIOS firmware Version: before version IN0048
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