Improper input validation in firmware for Intel NUC Kits may allow a privileged user to potentially execute arbitrary code resulting in info
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 32/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.41% (FIRST EPSS).
- 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.
- According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.
Low priority for now. Update when a fix is released; follow the vendor's advisory.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
Improper input validation in firmware for Intel NUC Kits may allow a privileged user to potentially execute arbitrary code resulting in information disclosure, escalation of privilege and/or denial of service via local access.
- Published
- Sep 12, 2018
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.4% · 34th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-20
Report tools
Action score
32
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 32 / 40 · 8.2 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.4%
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Is your version affected?
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| intel | nuc kit firmware | cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_kit_firmware |
| intel | nuc kit d33217gke | cpe:2.3:h:intel:nuc_kit_d33217gke |
| intel | nuc kit d53427rke | cpe:2.3:h:intel:nuc_kit_d53427rke |
| intel | nuc kit d54250wyb | cpe:2.3:h:intel:nuc_kit_d54250wyb |
| intel | nuc kit de3815tybe | cpe:2.3:h:intel:nuc_kit_de3815tybe |
| intel | nuc kit dn2820fykh | cpe:2.3:h:intel:nuc_kit_dn2820fykh |
| intel | nuc kit nuc5cpyh | cpe:2.3:h:intel:nuc_kit_nuc5cpyh |
| intel | nuc kit nuc5i3myhe | cpe:2.3:h:intel:nuc_kit_nuc5i3myhe |
| intel | nuc kit nuc5i5myhe | cpe:2.3:h:intel:nuc_kit_nuc5i5myhe |
| intel | nuc kit nuc5i7ryh | cpe:2.3:h:intel:nuc_kit_nuc5i7ryh |
| intel | nuc kit nuc5pgyh | cpe:2.3:h:intel:nuc_kit_nuc5pgyh |
| intel | nuc kit nuc6cays | cpe:2.3:h:intel:nuc_kit_nuc6cays |
and 17 more
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- intel compute card firmwareall versions
- intel compute stick firmwareall versions
- intel nuc kit firmwareall versions
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.
Intel Corporation Intel(R) NUC Kits and Intel(R) Compute Cards
- Multiple Intel(R) NUC Kits and Intel(R) Compute Cards (see list in Intel advisory).affected
Same product
intel: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2019-11094Insufficient input validation in system firmware for Intel (R) NUC Kit may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of p31Monitor
- CVE-2019-11140Insufficient session validation in system firmware for Intel(R) NUC may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privileg26Monitor
- CVE-2019-11129Out of bound read/write in system firmware for Intel(R) NUC Kit may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege, d26Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- Later →CVE-2017-3718Jan 10, 2019 · Improper setting of device configuration in system firmware for Intel(R) NUC kits may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalati24Monitor
- Later →CVE-2019-11123Jun 13, 2019 · Insufficient session validation in system firmware for Intel(R) NUC Kit may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of priv26Monitor
- Later →CVE-2019-11124Jun 13, 2019 · Out of bound read/write in system firmware for Intel(R) NUC Kit may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege, d26Monitor
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
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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
Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-20 · Improper Input ValidationCVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/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.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Server Side Include (SSI) InjectionCAPEC-101likelihood: High · High
- Cross Zone ScriptingCAPEC-104likelihood: Medium · High
- Command Line Execution through SQL InjectionCAPEC-108likelihood: Low · Very High
- Object Relational Mapping InjectionCAPEC-109likelihood: Low · High
- SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter TamperingCAPEC-110likelihood: High · Very High
- Double EncodingCAPEC-120likelihood: Low · Medium
- Subverting Environment Variable ValuesCAPEC-13likelihood: High · Very High
ATT&CK techniques
- Obfuscated Files or InformationT1027
- Masquerading: Invalid Code SignatureT1036.001
- Steal Web Session CookieT1539
- Subvert Trust Controls: Code SigningT1553.002
- Impair Defenses:Impair Command History LoggingT1562.003
- Hijack Execution Flow:Dynamic Linker HijackingT1574.006
- Hijack Execution Flow:Path Interception by PATH Environment VariableT1574.007
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.