CVE-2022-36377

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.1% 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-277

Description

Insecure inherited permissions in some Intel(R) Wireless Adapter Driver installation software for Intel(R) NUC Kits & Mini PCs before version 22.190.0.3 for Windows may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected products

Intel(r) NUC Kit Wireless Adapter drivers for Windows 10: before 22.40.0 — fixed in 22.40.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel(r) NUC Kit Wireless Adapter drivers for Windows 10 22.40.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00908.html
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00908.html

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