CVE-2022-36372
Improper buffer restrictions in some Intel(R) NUC BIOS firmware may allow a privileged user to...
Improper buffer restrictions in some Intel(R) NUC BIOS firmware 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 buffer restrictions in some Intel(R) NUC BIOS firmware may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2022-36372- 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-92
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-39086
Improper buffer restrictions in some Intel(R) NUC BIOS firmware may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
EUVD-2022-39086- 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-pg2j-3gc5-g2g3
Improper buffer restrictions in some Intel(R) NUC BIOS firmware may allow a privileged user to...
Improper buffer restrictions in some Intel(R) NUC BIOS firmware may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
GHSA-pg2j-3gc5-g2g3- 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-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper buffer restrictions in some Intel(R) NUC BIOS firmware may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2022-36372- 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-92, CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- intel bios
- intel nuc 8 compute element cm8ccb4r firmware
- intel nuc 8 compute element cm8i3cb4n firmware
- intel nuc 8 compute element cm8i5cb8n firmware
- intel nuc 8 compute element cm8i7cb8n firmware
- intel nuc 8 compute element cm8pcb4r firmware
- intel nuc business nuc8i7hnk firmware
- intel nuc business nuc8i7hnkqc firmware
- intel nuc business nuc8i7hvk firmware
- intel nuc business nuc8i7hvkva firmware
- intel nuc business nuc8i7hvkvaw firmware
- intel nuc enthusiast nuc8i7hnk firmware
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- intel nuc enthusiast nuc8i7hnkqc firmware
- intel nuc enthusiast nuc8i7hvk firmware
- intel nuc enthusiast nuc8i7hvkva firmware
- intel nuc enthusiast nuc8i7hvkvaw firmware
- intel nuc kit nuc8i7hnk firmware
- intel nuc kit nuc8i7hnkqc firmware
- intel nuc kit nuc8i7hvk firmware
- intel nuc kit nuc8i7hvkva firmware
- intel nuc kit nuc8i7hvkvaw firmware
- intel nuc pro board nuc8i3pnb firmware
- intel nuc pro board nuc8i3pnh firmware
- intel nuc pro board nuc8i3pnk firmware
- intel nuc pro compute element nuc9v7qnb firmware
- intel nuc pro compute element nuc9v7qnx firmware
- intel nuc pro compute element nuc9vxqnb firmware
- intel nuc pro compute element nuc9vxqnx firmware
- intel nuc pro kit nuc8i3pnb firmware
- intel nuc pro kit nuc8i3pnh firmware
- intel nuc pro kit nuc8i3pnk firmware
- intel nuc rugged kit nuc8cchb firmware
- intel nuc rugged kit nuc8cchbn firmware
- intel nuc rugged kit nuc8cchkr firmware
- intel nuc rugged kit nuc8cchkrn 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-2022-36372 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Intel Bios, published August 11, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.16%, the 5th percentile. No source names a fixed version.