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CVE-2022-21794

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.7 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-11-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-287

Description

Improper authentication in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) NUC Boards, Intel(R) NUC Business, Intel(R) NUC Enthusiast, Intel(R) NUC Kits before version HN0067 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected products

• Intel Nuc 8 Business Nuc8I7Hnkqc Firmware: before hn0067 — fixed in hn0067
• Intel Nuc 8 Enthusiast Nuc8I7Hvkva Firmware: before hn0067 — fixed in hn0067
• Intel Nuc 8 Enthusiast Nuc8I7Hvkvaw Firmware: before hn0067 — fixed in hn0067
• Intel Nuc Kit Nuc8I7Hnk Firmware: before hn0067 — fixed in hn0067
• Intel Nuc Kit Nuc8I7Hvk Firmware: before hn0067 — fixed in hn0067

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel Nuc 8 Business Nuc8I7Hnkqc Firmware hn0067; Intel Nuc 8 Enthusiast Nuc8I7Hvkva Firmware hn0067; Intel Nuc 8 Enthusiast Nuc8I7Hvkvaw Firmware hn0067; Intel Nuc Kit Nuc8I7Hnk Firmware hn0067; Intel Nuc Kit Nuc8I7Hvk Firmware hn0067. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00752.html
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00752.html

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