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high 7.5

CVE-2022-38099 json

Improper input validation in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) NUC 11 Compute Elements before version EBTGL357.0065 may allow a privileged us…

published 3y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-40701

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 7%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Improper input validation in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) NUC 11 Compute Elements before version EBTGL357.0065 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Patch / fix

  • intel nuc_11_compute_element_cm11ebi38w_firmware ebtgl357.0065
  • intel nuc_11_compute_element_cm11ebc4w_firmware ebtgl357.0065
  • intel nuc_11_compute_element_cm11ebi58w_firmware ebtgl357.0065
  • intel nuc_11_compute_element_cm11ebv58w_firmware ebtgl357.0065
  • intel nuc_11_compute_element_cm11ebi716w_firmware ebtgl357.0065
  • intel nuc_11_compute_element_cm11ebv716w_firmware ebtgl357.0065
  • intel nuc11dbbi9_firmware ebtgl357.0065
  • intel nuc11dbbi7_firmware ebtgl357.0065

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • n/a Intel(R) NUC 11 Compute Elements

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.