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CVE-2023-42429

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-42429 describes an improper buffer restriction vulnerability in certain Intel NUC BIOS firmware. This flaw allows a privileged local user to potentially achieve escalation of privilege. Rated 7.8 HIGH on CVSS, it has a low attack complexity and requires local access, but can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
jyglkcpx.0071CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_7_essential_pc_nuc7cjysal_firmware:jyglkcpx.0071:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
jyglkcpx.0071CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_7_essential_nuc7cjysamn_firmware:jyglkcpx.0071:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
jyglkcpx.0071CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_kit_nuc7cjyhn_firmware:jyglkcpx.0071:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
jyglkcpx.0071CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_kit_nuc7cjyh_firmware:jyglkcpx.0071:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
jyglkcpx.0071CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_kit_nuc7pjyhn_firmware:jyglkcpx.0071:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
0.8
Impact Score
6.0
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.15%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
4.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0015 is in the 21st percentile among its peer group of 16,994 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

intel.com / content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01028.html
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