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CVE-2023-29495

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-29495 is a high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) affecting Intel NUC BIOS firmware before version IN0048, specifically impacting NUC 8 Mainstream-G kits. This flaw stems from improper input validation, which could allow a privileged local user to escalate their privileges. While the potential impact includes high confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< inwhl357.0049CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_8_mainstream-g_kit_nuc8i7inh_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< inwhl357.0049CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_8_mainstream-g_kit_nuc8i5inh_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
0.16%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
5.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0016 is in the 25th percentile among its peer group of 17,070 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-01009.html
Vendor Advisory