CVE-2022-32579
Improper initialization in the firmware for some Intel(R) NUC Laptop Kits before version BC0076...
Improper initialization in the firmware for some Intel(R) NUC Laptop Kits before version BC0076 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via physical access.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Improper initialization in the firmware for some Intel(R) NUC Laptop Kits before version BC0076 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via physical access.
- Record
CVE-2022-32579- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-665
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Improper initialization in the firmware for some Intel(R) NUC Laptop Kits before version BC0076 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via physical access.
- Record
CVE-2022-32579- CVSS 3.1
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-665
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-35645
Improper initialization in the firmware for some Intel(R) NUC Laptop Kits before version BC0076 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via physical access.
- Record
EUVD-2022-35645- CVSS 3.1
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p346-p3v9-5qq8
Improper initialization in the firmware for some Intel(R) NUC Laptop Kits before version BC0076...
Improper initialization in the firmware for some Intel(R) NUC Laptop Kits before version BC0076 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via physical access.
- Record
GHSA-p346-p3v9-5qq8- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-665
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-32579 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Intel Lapbc510 Firmware, published August 18, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, the 20th percentile. No source names a fixed version.