Pointer corruption in system firmware for Intel(R) NUC may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege, denial of
Pointer corruption in system firmware for Intel(R) NUC may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege, denial of service and/or information disclosure via local access.
- Published
- Oct 11, 2019
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.3% · 25th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-119
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Action score
31
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.3%
Noroxi analysis
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| intel | nuc 8 mainstream game kit firmware | cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_8_mainstream_game_kit_firmware |
| intel | nuc 8 mainstream game kit | cpe:2.3:h:intel:nuc_8_mainstream_game_kit |
| intel | nuc 8 mainstream game mini computer firmware | cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_8_mainstream_game_mini_computer_firmware |
| intel | nuc 8 mainstream game mini computer | cpe:2.3:h:intel:nuc_8_mainstream_game_mini_computer |
| intel | nuc board de3815tybe firmware | cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_board_de3815tybe_firmware |
| intel | nuc board de3815tybe | cpe:2.3:h:intel:nuc_board_de3815tybe |
| intel | nuc kit de3815tykhe firmware | cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_kit_de3815tykhe_firmware |
| intel | nuc kit de3815tykhe | cpe:2.3:h:intel:nuc_kit_de3815tykhe |
| intel | nuc kit dn2820fykh firmware | cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_kit_dn2820fykh_firmware |
| intel | nuc kit dn2820fykh | cpe:2.3:h:intel:nuc_kit_dn2820fykh |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- intel nuc 8 mainstream game kit firmwarebefore inwhl357
- intel nuc 8 mainstream game mini computer firmwarebefore inwhl357
- intel nuc board de3815tybe firmwarebefore ty0067
- intel nuc board de3815tybe firmwarebefore ty0022
- intel nuc kit de3815tykhe firmwarebefore ty0022
- intel nuc kit de3815tykhe firmwarebefore ty0067
- intel nuc kit dn2820fykh firmwarebefore fy0069
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® NUC Advisory
- See provided referenceaffected
Same product
intel: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2019-14610Improper access control in firmware for Intel(R) NUC(R) may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via lo31Monitor
- CVE-2019-14608Improper buffer restrictions in firmware for Intel(R) NUC(R) may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege v31Monitor
- CVE-2019-14570Memory corruption in system firmware for Intel(R) NUC may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege, denial of s31Monitor
- CVE-2019-14612Out of bounds write in firmware for Intel(R) NUC(R) may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local acce26Monitor
- CVE-2019-14611Integer overflow in firmware for Intel(R) NUC(R) may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.26Monitor
- CVE-2019-14609Improper input validation in firmware for Intel(R) NUC(R) may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via loca26Monitor
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.
National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)
Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.
- TR-19-195 · Oct 9, 2019(Intel Güvenlik Güncellemesi Yayınladı)
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Overflow BuffersCAPEC-100likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer ManipulationCAPEC-123likelihood: High · Very High
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer OverflowCAPEC-14likelihood: Medium · High
- Filter Failure through Buffer OverflowCAPEC-24likelihood: High · High
- MIME ConversionCAPEC-42likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Binary Resource FileCAPEC-44likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer Overflow via Symbolic LinksCAPEC-45likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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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.