CVE-2023-22356

Improper initialization in some Intel(R) NUC BIOS firmware may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

Published: 2023-08-10 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-22356 is rated Low Risk (26.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.18%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-22356

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.03% 0.18% +0.14%
2 2025-11-21 0.06% 0.03% -0.02%
3 2025-11-18 0.06%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-22356

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.0 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
1.5 4.0 [email protected]
4.4 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
0.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-22356

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-22356

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
intel nuc_7_enthusiast_nuc7i7bnkq_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_7_enthusiast_nuc7i7bnkq_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_7_enthusiast_nuc7i7bnhxg_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_7_enthusiast_nuc7i7bnhxg_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_kit_nuc7i7dnhe_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_kit_nuc7i7dnhe_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_kit_nuc7i7dnke_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_kit_nuc7i7dnke_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_board_nuc7i7dnbe_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_board_nuc7i7dnbe_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i3fnh_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i3fnh_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i3fnhf_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i3fnhf_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i3fnhfa_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i3fnhfa_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i3fnhja_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i3fnhja_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i3fnhn_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i3fnhn_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i3fnk_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i3fnk_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i3fnkn_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i3fnkn_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i5fnh_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i5fnh_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i5fnhca_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i5fnhca_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i5fnhf_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i5fnhf_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i5fnhja_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i5fnhja_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i5fnhj_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i5fnhj_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i5fnhn_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i5fnhn_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i5fnk_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i5fnk_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i5fnkn_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i5fnkn_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i5fnkpa_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i5fnkpa_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i5fnkp_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i5fnkp_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i7fnh_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i7fnh_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i7fnhaa_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i7fnhaa_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i7fnhc_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i7fnhc_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i7fnhja_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i7fnhja_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i7fnhn_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i7fnhn_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i7fnk_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i7fnk_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i7fnkn_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i7fnkn_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i7fnkp_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i7fnkp_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i7fnkpa_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_performance_kit_and_mini_pc_nuc10i7fnkpa_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_8_compute_element_cm8i3cb4n_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_8_compute_element_cm8i3cb4n_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_8_compute_element_cm8i5cb8n_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_8_compute_element_cm8i5cb8n_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_8_compute_element_cm8i7cb8n_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_8_compute_element_cm8i7cb8n_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_8_compute_element_cm8ccb4r_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_8_compute_element_cm8ccb4r_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_8_compute_element_cm8pcb4r_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_8_compute_element_cm8pcb4r_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_pro_kit_nuc8i3pnb_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_pro_kit_nuc8i3pnb_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_pro_kit_nuc8i3pnh_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_pro_kit_nuc8i3pnh_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_pro_kit_nuc8i3pnk_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_pro_kit_nuc8i3pnk_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_pro_board_nuc8i3pnb_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_pro_board_nuc8i3pnb_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_pro_board_nuc8i3pnh_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_pro_board_nuc8i3pnh_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_pro_board_nuc8i3pnk_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_pro_board_nuc8i3pnk_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_11_performance_kit_nuc11pahi3_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_11_performance_kit_nuc11pahi3_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_11_performance_kit_nuc11pahi30z_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_11_performance_kit_nuc11pahi30z_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_11_performance_kit_nuc11paki3_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_11_performance_kit_nuc11paki3_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_11_performance_kit_nuc11pahi5_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_11_performance_kit_nuc11pahi5_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_11_performance_kit_nuc11pahi50z_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_11_performance_kit_nuc11pahi50z_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_11_performance_kit_nuc11paki5_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_11_performance_kit_nuc11paki5_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_11_performance_kit_nuc11paqi50wa_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_11_performance_kit_nuc11paqi50wa_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_11_performance_kit_nuc11pahi7_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_11_performance_kit_nuc11pahi7_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_11_performance_kit_nuc11pahi70z_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_11_performance_kit_nuc11pahi70z_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_11_performance_kit_nuc11paki7_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_11_performance_kit_nuc11paki7_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_11_performance_kit_nuc11paqi70qa_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_11_performance_kit_nuc11paqi70qa_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_11_performance_mini_pc_nuc11pahi3_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_11_performance_mini_pc_nuc11pahi3_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_11_performance_mini_pc_nuc11pahi30z_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_11_performance_mini_pc_nuc11pahi30z_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_11_performance_mini_pc_nuc11paki3_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_11_performance_mini_pc_nuc11paki3_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_11_performance_mini_pc_nuc11pahi5_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_11_performance_mini_pc_nuc11pahi5_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_11_performance_mini_pc_nuc11pahi50z_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_11_performance_mini_pc_nuc11pahi50z_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_11_performance_mini_pc_nuc11paki5_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_11_performance_mini_pc_nuc11paki5_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_11_performance_mini_pc_nuc11paqi50wa_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_11_performance_mini_pc_nuc11paqi50wa_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_11_performance_mini_pc_nuc11pahi7_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_11_performance_mini_pc_nuc11pahi7_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_11_performance_mini_pc_nuc11pahi70z_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_11_performance_mini_pc_nuc11pahi70z_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_11_performance_mini_pc_nuc11paki7_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_11_performance_mini_pc_nuc11paki7_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_11_performance_mini_pc_nuc11paqi70qa_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_11_performance_mini_pc_nuc11paqi70qa_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_11_compute_element_cm11ebi38w_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_11_compute_element_cm11ebi38w_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_11_compute_element_cm11ebi58w_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_11_compute_element_cm11ebi58w_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_11_compute_element_cm11ebi716w_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_11_compute_element_cm11ebi716w_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_11_compute_element_cm11ebc4w_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_11_compute_element_cm11ebc4w_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_12_compute_element_elm12hbi3_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_12_compute_element_elm12hbi3_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_12_compute_element_elm12hbi5_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_12_compute_element_elm12hbi5_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_12_compute_element_elm12hbi7_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_12_compute_element_elm12hbi7_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_12_compute_element_elm12hbc_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_12_compute_element_elm12hbc_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_extreme_nuc12dcmi7_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_extreme_nuc12dcmi7_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_extreme_nuc12edbi7_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_extreme_nuc12edbi7_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_extreme_nuc12dcmi9_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_extreme_nuc12dcmi9_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_extreme_nuc12edbi9_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_extreme_nuc12edbi9_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_12_extreme_compute_element_nuc12dcmi7_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_12_extreme_compute_element_nuc12dcmi7_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_12_extreme_compute_element_nuc12edbi7_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_12_extreme_compute_element_nuc12edbi7_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_12_extreme_compute_element_nuc12dcmi9_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_12_extreme_compute_element_nuc12dcmi9_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel nuc_12_extreme_compute_element_nuc12edbi9_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_12_extreme_compute_element_nuc12edbi9_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-22356

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