CVE-2022-21229 (GCVE-0-2022-21229)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-08-18 00:00 – Updated: 2025-05-05 16:34
VLAI
Summary
Improper buffer restrictions for some Intel(R) NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kit drivers before version 2.2.0.22 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-23 13:30 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Intel(R) NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kit drivers Affected: before version 2.2.0.22
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