cve-2021-33164
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-11-11 15:48
Modified
2024-08-03 23:42
Severity ?
8.2 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Improper access control in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) NUCs before version INWHL357.0046 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
References
secure@intel.comhttps://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00752.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00752.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/434994
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