CVE-2022-38099

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-20

Description

Improper input validation in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) NUC 11 Compute Elements before version EBTGL357.0065 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected products

Intel Nuc11Dbbi7 Firmware: before ebtgl357.0065 — fixed in ebtgl357.0065
Intel Nuc11Dbbi9 Firmware: before ebtgl357.0065 — fixed in ebtgl357.0065
Intel Nuc 11 Compute Element Cm11Ebc4W Firmware: before ebtgl357.0065 — fixed in ebtgl357.0065
Intel Nuc 11 Compute Element Cm11Ebi38W Firmware: before ebtgl357.0065 — fixed in ebtgl357.0065
Intel Nuc 11 Compute Element Cm11Ebi58W Firmware: before ebtgl357.0065 — fixed in ebtgl357.0065
Intel Nuc 11 Compute Element Cm11Ebi716W Firmware: before ebtgl357.0065 — fixed in ebtgl357.0065
Intel Nuc 11 Compute Element Cm11Ebv58W Firmware: before ebtgl357.0065 — fixed in ebtgl357.0065
Intel Nuc 11 Compute Element Cm11Ebv716W Firmware: before ebtgl357.0065 — fixed in ebtgl357.0065

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel Nuc11Dbbi7 Firmware ebtgl357.0065; Intel Nuc11Dbbi9 Firmware ebtgl357.0065; Intel Nuc 11 Compute Element Cm11Ebc4W Firmware ebtgl357.0065; Intel Nuc 11 Compute Element Cm11Ebi38W Firmware ebtgl357.0065; Intel Nuc 11 Compute Element Cm11Ebi58W Firmware ebtgl357.0065; Intel Nuc 11 Compute Element Cm11Ebi716W Firmware ebtgl357.0065; Intel Nuc 11 Compute Element Cm11Ebv58W Firmware ebtgl357.0065; Intel Nuc 11 Compute Element Cm11Ebv716W Firmware ebtgl357.0065. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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