CVE-2023-34349

Race condition in some Intel(R) NUC BIOS firmware may allow a privileged user to potentially...

4.6 Medium

CVE-2023-34349 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Intel Nuc 11 Compute Element Cm11ebc4w Firmware, published August 11, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.11%, the 1st percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?

Severity: 4.6 MediumCVSS 3.1, CVE List
Exploit chance: 0.11%EPSS, 1st percentile
Exploitation: None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in: No fix listedNo source names one

Description

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: Low
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.11%Up 0.1 points since Aug 11, 2023

Affected products

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What each source reports

CVE List Score used4.6

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-2023-34349
CVSS 3.1: 4.6 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-421
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-384294.6

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-2023-38429
CVSS 3.1: 4.6 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hgvj-cw5w-8qg34.6

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-hgvj-cw5w-8qg3
CVSS 3.1: 4.6 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-362, CWE-421
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD4.6

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-2023-34349
CVSS 3.1: 4.6 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 3.1: 6.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-421, CWE-362
Updated: 2026-11-02

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases, published	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

Description

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