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CVE-2022-26124

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 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-119

Description

Improper buffer restrictions in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) NUC Boards, Intel(R) NUC 8 Boards, Intel(R) NUC 8 Rugged Boards and Intel(R) NUC 8 Rugged Kits before version CHAPLCEL.0059 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected products

• Intel Nuc 8 Rugged Board Nuc8Cchbn Firmware: before chaplcel.0059 — fixed in chaplcel.0059
• Intel Nuc 8 Rugged Kit Nuc8Cchkr Firmware: before chaplcel.0059 — fixed in chaplcel.0059
• Intel Nuc 8 Rugged Kit Nuc8Cchkrn Firmware: before chaplcel.0059 — fixed in chaplcel.0059
• Intel Nuc Board Nuc8Cchb Firmware: before chaplcel.0059 — fixed in chaplcel.0059

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel Nuc 8 Rugged Board Nuc8Cchbn Firmware chaplcel.0059; Intel Nuc 8 Rugged Kit Nuc8Cchkr Firmware chaplcel.0059; Intel Nuc 8 Rugged Kit Nuc8Cchkrn Firmware chaplcel.0059; Intel Nuc Board Nuc8Cchb Firmware chaplcel.0059. 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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