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CVE-2022-21794

MEDIUM
6.7
CVSS Score
Published: November 11, 2022 at 03:48 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:26 AM UTC
14 products affected across 1 vendorNuc Kit NUC8I7HNK FirmwareNuc Kit NUC8I7HVK FirmwareNuc 8 Enthusiast NUC8I7HVKVAW Firmware

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Severity
MEDIUM6.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Improper authentication in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) NUC Boards, Intel(R) NUC Business, Intel(R) NUC Enthusiast, Intel(R) NUC Kits before version HN0067 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Nuc 8 Business NUC8I7HNKQC Firmware· Intel
95%
v < hn0067
Affected range stops below hn0067, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
intel-nuc-8-business-nuc8i7hnkqc (same device)
Nuc 8 Enthusiast NUC8I7HVKVA Firmware· Intel
95%
v < hn0067
Affected range stops below hn0067, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
intel-nuc-8-enthusiast-nuc8i7hvkva (same device)
Nuc 8 Enthusiast NUC8I7HVKVAW Firmware· Intel
95%
v < hn0067
Affected range stops below hn0067, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
intel-nuc-8-enthusiast-nuc8i7hvkvaw (same device)
Nuc Kit NUC8I7HNK Firmware· Intel
95%
v < hn0067
Affected range stops below hn0067, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
intel-nuc-kit-nuc8i7hnk (same device)
Nuc Kit NUC8I7HVK Firmware· Intel
95%
v < hn0067
Affected range stops below hn0067, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
intel-nuc-kit-nuc8i7hvk (same device)
Nuc Board· Intel
60%
v < HN0067
Affected range stops below HN0067, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
NUC Business· Intel
60%
v < HN0067
Affected range stops below HN0067, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
NUC Enthusiast· Intel
60%
v < HN0067
Affected range stops below HN0067, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Nuc Kit· Intel
60%
v < HN0067
Affected range stops below HN0067, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Nuc 8 Business Nuc8I7Hnkqc· Inteldevice
80%
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

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Patch and advisory references

References (1)

Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00752.html

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.7MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-287

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