CVE-2023-29494

mediumpriority · track · 27EPSS 0.002 · 7 %ileDEEUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.17% (7th) EPSS

CVSS 6.7 · medium

Is it mine?

27 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cert_bund · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Improper input validation in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) NUCs may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

cvss

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

7.5

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.1–7.5

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

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · secure@intel.comexploitability 0.8 · 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-20US

affected products (27)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

EMC Avamarall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:emc:avamar:-
Intel Firmware NUC BIOSall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:intel:firmware:nuc_bios
n/a Intel(R) NUCs≤ See referencesenisa_euvdEU
intel nuc 11 pro board nuc11tnbi3 firmwareall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_11_pro_board_nuc11tnbi3_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc 11 pro board nuc11tnbi30z firmwareall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_11_pro_board_nuc11tnbi30z_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc 11 pro board nuc11tnbi5 firmwareall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_11_pro_board_nuc11tnbi5_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc 11 pro board nuc11tnbi50z firmwareall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_11_pro_board_nuc11tnbi50z_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc 11 pro board nuc11tnbi7 firmwareall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_11_pro_board_nuc11tnbi7_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc 11 pro board nuc11tnbi70z firmwareall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_11_pro_board_nuc11tnbi70z_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnhi3 firmwareall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_11_pro_kit_nuc11tnhi3_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnhi30l firmwareall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_11_pro_kit_nuc11tnhi30l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnhi30p firmwareall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_11_pro_kit_nuc11tnhi30p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnhi30z firmwareall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_11_pro_kit_nuc11tnhi30z_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnhi5 firmwareall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_11_pro_kit_nuc11tnhi5_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnhi50l firmwareall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_11_pro_kit_nuc11tnhi50l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnhi50w firmwareall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_11_pro_kit_nuc11tnhi50w_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnhi50z firmwareall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_11_pro_kit_nuc11tnhi50z_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnhi7 firmwareall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_11_pro_kit_nuc11tnhi7_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnhi70l firmwareall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_11_pro_kit_nuc11tnhi70l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnhi70q firmwareall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_11_pro_kit_nuc11tnhi70q_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2023-2012Intel Firmware: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-08-08csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Intel Firmware ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, Informationen offenzulegen oder einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd cert_bund nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2023-08-11modified 2026-06-17

references (4)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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