CVE-2023-29494
Improper input validation in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) NUCs may allow a privileged user to...
Improper input validation in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) NUCs may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Improper input validation in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) NUCs may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2023-29494- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-33061
Improper input validation in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) NUCs may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
EUVD-2023-33061- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wjgj-4qcm-c5c9
Improper input validation in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) NUCs may allow a privileged user to...
Improper input validation in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) NUCs may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
GHSA-wjgj-4qcm-c5c9- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper input validation in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) NUCs may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2023-29494- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- bios firmware intel r nucs
- intel nuc 11 pro board nuc11tnbi30z firmware
- intel nuc 11 pro board nuc11tnbi3 firmware
- intel nuc 11 pro board nuc11tnbi50z firmware
- intel nuc 11 pro board nuc11tnbi5 firmware
- intel nuc 11 pro board nuc11tnbi70z firmware
- intel nuc 11 pro board nuc11tnbi7 firmware
- intel nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnhi30l firmware
- intel nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnhi30p firmware
- intel nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnhi30z firmware
- intel nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnhi3 firmware
- intel nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnhi50l firmware
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- intel nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnhi50w firmware
- intel nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnhi50z firmware
- intel nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnhi5 firmware
- intel nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnhi70l firmware
- intel nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnhi70q firmware
- intel nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnhi70z firmware
- intel nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnhi7 firmware
- intel nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnki30z firmware
- intel nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnki3 firmware
- intel nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnki50z firmware
- intel nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnki5 firmware
- intel nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnki70z firmware
- intel nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnki7 firmware
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-29494 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Bios Firmware Intel R Nucs, published August 11, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.17%, the 6th percentile. No source names a fixed version.