CVE-2023-42766

CVSS 3.1 Score 7.8 of 10 (high)

Details

Published Jan 19, 2024
Updated: Jan 30, 2024
CWE ID 20

Summary

CVE-2023-42766 is a vulnerability found in some Intel NUC 8 Compute Element BIOS firmware. This vulnerability stems from improper input validation and can potentially enable escalation of privilege by a privileged user with local access. The base severity of this vulnerability is rated as HIGH, with a base score of 7.8 according to NIST's National Vulnerability Database (NVD). It requires low privileges and does not require any user interaction. The impact includes high integrity and confidentiality impacts, as well as high availability impact. Remediation measures to mitigate this vulnerability have not been provided in the given information.

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