CVE-2022-33209 is an improper input validation vulnerability in the firmware of specific Intel NUC Laptop Kits (LAPBC510 and LAPBC710 series) prior to version BC0076. This flaw allows a privileged local user to potentially escalate privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it presents a significant risk, as an attacker with local access can achieve high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts with low attack complexity. While there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, including an article on CSO Online discussing its potential to bypass UEFI security.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< bc0076CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:intel:lapbc510_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< bc0076CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:intel:lapbc710_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.