CVE-2021-33164

mediumpriority · track · 27EPSS 0.002 · 11 %ileDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.21% (11th) EPSS

CVSS 6.7 · medium

Is it mine?

11 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Improper access control in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) NUCs before version INWHL357.0046 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

8.2

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.1–8.2

v3.16.7mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 0.8 · impact 5.9

v3.18.2highAV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.18.2highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.18.2highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · secure@intel.comexploitability 1.5 · impact 6

v3.16.1mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-367US

affected products (11)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Dell PowerScale <12.4.1all versionscert_bundDE
Intel Firmware NUCall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:intel:firmware:nuc
Lenovo Computerall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/h:lenovo:computer:-
Dell PowerScale OneFS< 12.4.1cert_bundDE
n/a Intel(R) NUCs≤ before version INWHL357.0046enisa_euvdEU
Intel Corp. Intel NUC Mini PC NUC8i5INHall versionsfstec_bduRU
Intel Corp. Intel NUC Mini PC NUC8i7INHall versionsfstec_bduRU
intel nuc 8 mainstream-g kit nuc8i5inh firmware< inwhl357.0046nvdUScpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_8_mainstream-g_kit_nuc8i5inh_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc 8 mainstream-g kit nuc8i7inh firmware< inwhl357.0046nvdUScpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_8_mainstream-g_kit_nuc8i7inh_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc 8 mainstream-g mini pc nuc8i5inh firmware< inwhl357.0046nvdUScpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_8_mainstream-g_mini_pc_nuc8i5inh_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc 8 mainstream-g mini pc nuc8i7inh firmware< inwhl357.0046nvdUScpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_8_mainstream-g_mini_pc_nuc8i7inh_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2022-1987Intel NUC Firmware: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen PrivilegieneskalationDeutsch2022-11-08csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Intel NUC Firmware ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen oder einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen.

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2022-11-11modified 2026-06-17

references (5)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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