CVE-2022-36349

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 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-1188

Description

Insecure default variable initialization in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) NUC Boards and Intel(R) NUC Kits before version MYi30060 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

Affected products

Intel Nuc Board Nuc5I3Mybe Firmware: before myi30060 — fixed in myi30060
Intel Nuc Kit Nuc5I3Myhe Firmware: before myi30060 — fixed in myi30060

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel Nuc Board Nuc5I3Mybe Firmware myi30060; Intel Nuc Kit Nuc5I3Myhe Firmware myi30060. 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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