CVE-2023-34438
Race condition in some Intel(R) NUC BIOS firmware may allow a privileged user to potentially...
Race condition 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
Race condition in some Intel(R) NUC BIOS firmware may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2023-34438- 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-421
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-38514
Race condition in some Intel(R) NUC BIOS firmware may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
EUVD-2023-38514- 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-2424-q483-wgpq
Race condition in some Intel(R) NUC BIOS firmware may allow a privileged user to potentially...
Race condition in some Intel(R) NUC BIOS firmware may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
GHSA-2424-q483-wgpq- 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-362, CWE-421
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Race condition in some Intel(R) NUC BIOS firmware may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2023-34438- 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
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-421, CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- intel compute element stk2mv64cc firmware
- intel nuc board nuc7i3bnb firmware
- intel nuc board nuc7i3bnh firmware
- intel nuc board nuc7i3bnhx1 firmware
- intel nuc board nuc7i3bnhxf firmware
- intel nuc board nuc7i3bnk firmware
- intel nuc board nuc7i5bnb firmware
- intel nuc board nuc7i5bnh firmware
- intel nuc board nuc7i5bnhx1 firmware
- intel nuc board nuc7i5bnhxf firmware
- intel nuc board nuc7i5bnk firmware
- intel nuc board nuc7i5bnkp firmware
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- intel nuc board nuc7i7bnb firmware
- intel nuc board nuc7i7bnh firmware
- intel nuc board nuc7i7bnhx1 firmware
- intel nuc board nuc7i7bnhxg firmware
- intel nuc board nuc7i7bnkq firmware
- intel nuc enthusiast nuc7i3bnb firmware
- intel nuc enthusiast nuc7i3bnh firmware
- intel nuc enthusiast nuc7i3bnhx1 firmware
- intel nuc enthusiast nuc7i3bnhxf firmware
- intel nuc enthusiast nuc7i3bnk firmware
- intel nuc enthusiast nuc7i5bnb firmware
- intel nuc enthusiast nuc7i5bnh firmware
- intel nuc enthusiast nuc7i5bnhx1 firmware
- intel nuc enthusiast nuc7i5bnhxf firmware
- intel nuc enthusiast nuc7i5bnk firmware
- intel nuc enthusiast nuc7i5bnkp firmware
- intel nuc enthusiast nuc7i7bnb firmware
- intel nuc enthusiast nuc7i7bnh firmware
- intel nuc enthusiast nuc7i7bnhx1 firmware
- intel nuc enthusiast nuc7i7bnhxg firmware
- intel nuc enthusiast nuc7i7bnkq firmware
- intel nuc kit nuc6cayh firmware
- intel nuc kit nuc6cays firmware
- intel nuc kit nuc7i3bnb firmware
- intel nuc kit nuc7i3bnh firmware
- intel nuc kit nuc7i3bnhx1 firmware
- intel nuc kit nuc7i3bnhxf firmware
- intel nuc kit nuc7i3bnk firmware
- intel nuc kit nuc7i5bnb firmware
- intel nuc kit nuc7i5bnh firmware
- intel nuc kit nuc7i5bnhx1 firmware
- intel nuc kit nuc7i5bnhxf firmware
- intel nuc kit nuc7i5bnk firmware
- intel nuc kit nuc7i5bnkp firmware
- intel nuc kit nuc7i7bnb firmware
- intel nuc kit nuc7i7bnh firmware
- intel nuc kit nuc7i7bnhx1 firmware
- intel nuc kit nuc7i7bnhxg firmware
- intel nuc kit nuc7i7bnkq firmware
- intel nuc mini pc nuc7i3bnb firmware
- intel nuc mini pc nuc7i3bnh firmware
- intel nuc mini pc nuc7i3bnhx1 firmware
- intel nuc mini pc nuc7i3bnhxf firmware
- intel nuc mini pc nuc7i3bnk firmware
- intel nuc mini pc nuc7i5bnb firmware
- intel nuc mini pc nuc7i5bnh firmware
- intel nuc mini pc nuc7i5bnhx1 firmware
- intel nuc mini pc nuc7i5bnhxf firmware
- intel nuc mini pc nuc7i5bnk firmware
- intel nuc mini pc nuc7i5bnkp firmware
- intel nuc mini pc nuc7i7bnb firmware
- intel nuc mini pc nuc7i7bnh firmware
- intel nuc mini pc nuc7i7bnhx1 firmware
- intel nuc mini pc nuc7i7bnhxg firmware
- intel nuc mini pc nuc7i7bnkq 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-2023-34438 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Intel Compute Element Stk2mv64cc Firmware, published August 11, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.10%, the 1st percentile. No source names a fixed version.