Improper access control in system firmware for some Intel(R) NUCs may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of priv
Improper access control in system firmware for some Intel(R) NUCs may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
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- Jun 9, 2021
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 14th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
26
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 26 / 40 · 6.7 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| intel | nuc 11 performance kit nuc11pahi7 | cpe:2.3:h:intel:nuc_11_performance_kit_nuc11pahi7 |
| intel | nuc m15 laptop kit lapbc510 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_m15_laptop_kit_lapbc510_firmware |
| intel | nuc m15 laptop kit lapbc510 | cpe:2.3:h:intel:nuc_m15_laptop_kit_lapbc510 |
| intel | nuc m15 laptop kit lapbc710 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_m15_laptop_kit_lapbc710_firmware |
| intel | nuc m15 laptop kit lapbc710 | cpe:2.3:h:intel:nuc_m15_laptop_kit_lapbc710 |
| intel | nuc 11 compute element cm11ebc4 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_11_compute_element_cm11ebc4_firmware |
| intel | nuc 11 compute element cm11ebc4 | cpe:2.3:h:intel:nuc_11_compute_element_cm11ebc4 |
| intel | nuc 11 compute element cm11ebi38w firmware | cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_11_compute_element_cm11ebi38w_firmware |
| intel | nuc 11 compute element cm11ebi38w | cpe:2.3:h:intel:nuc_11_compute_element_cm11ebi38w |
| intel | nuc 11 compute element cm11ebi58w firmware | cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_11_compute_element_cm11ebi58w_firmware |
| intel | nuc 11 compute element cm11ebi58w | cpe:2.3:h:intel:nuc_11_compute_element_cm11ebi58w |
| intel | nuc 11 compute element cm11ebi716w firmware | cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_11_compute_element_cm11ebi716w_firmware |
and 142 more
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- intel nuc 10 performance kit nuc10i3fnh firmwarebefore fncml.0050
- intel nuc 10 performance kit nuc10i3fnhf firmwarebefore fncml.0050
- intel nuc 10 performance kit nuc10i3fnk firmwarebefore fncml.0050
- intel nuc 10 performance kit nuc10i5fnh firmwarebefore fncml.0050
- intel nuc 10 performance kit nuc10i5fnhf firmwarebefore fncml.0050
- intel nuc 10 performance kit nuc10i5fnhj firmwarebefore fncml.0050
- intel nuc 10 performance kit nuc10i5fnk firmwarebefore fncml.0050
- intel nuc 10 performance kit nuc10i5fnkp firmwarebefore fncml.0050
- intel nuc 10 performance kit nuc10i7fnh firmwarebefore fncml.0050
- intel nuc 10 performance kit nuc10i7fnhc firmwarebefore fncml.0050
- intel nuc 10 performance kit nuc10i7fnk firmwarebefore fncml.0050
- intel nuc 10 performance kit nuc10i7fnkp firmwarebefore fncml.0050
- intel nuc 10 performance mini pc nuc10i3fnhfa firmwarebefore fncml.0050
- intel nuc 10 performance mini pc nuc10i3fnhja firmwarebefore fncml.0050
- intel nuc 10 performance mini pc nuc10i5fnhca firmwarebefore fncml.0050
- intel nuc 10 performance mini pc nuc10i5fnhja firmwarebefore fncml.0050
- intel nuc 10 performance mini pc nuc10i5fnkpa firmwarebefore fncml.0050
- intel nuc 10 performance mini pc nuc10i7fnhaa firmwarebefore fncml.0050
- intel nuc 10 performance mini pc nuc10i7fnhja firmwarebefore fncml.0050
- intel nuc 10 performance mini pc nuc10i7fnkpa firmwarebefore fncml.0050
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (intel). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
n/a Intel(R) NUCs
- See referencesaffected
Same product
intel: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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- CVE-2022-40246Arbitrary write vulnerability in SbPei module leads to arbitrary code execution during PEI phase.28Monitor
- CVE-2022-32569Improper buffer restrictions in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) NUC M15 Laptop Kits before version BCTGL357.0074 may allow a privileged user26Monitor
- CVE-2021-0054Improper buffer restrictions in system firmware for some Intel(R) NUCs may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privi26Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- Administrator privileges are required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.