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CVE-2023-29495

• 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: 2024-01-19 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Improper input validation for some Intel NUC BIOS firmware before version IN0048 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected products

• Intel Nuc 8 Mainstream-G Kit Nuc8I5Inh Firmware: before inwhl357.0049 — fixed in inwhl357.0049
• Intel Nuc 8 Mainstream-G Kit Nuc8I7Inh Firmware: before inwhl357.0049 — fixed in inwhl357.0049

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel Nuc 8 Mainstream-G Kit Nuc8I5Inh Firmware inwhl357.0049; Intel Nuc 8 Mainstream-G Kit Nuc8I7Inh Firmware inwhl357.0049. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01009.html
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01009.html

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