Intel® NUC HDMI Firmware Update Tool Advisory

Summary:

A potential security vulnerability in the Intel® NUC HDMI Firmware Update Tool for NUC7i3DN, NUC7i5DN and NUC7i7DN may allow escalation of privilege. Intel is releasing software updates to mitigate this potential vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details:

CVEID: CVE-2022-26024

Description: Improper access control in the Intel® NUC HDMI Firmware Update Tool for NUC7i3DN, NUC7i5DN and NUC7i7DN before version 1.78.2.0.7 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS Base Score: 6.7 Medium

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

Intel® NUC HDMI Firmware Update Tool for NUC7i3DN, NUC7i5DN and NUC7i7DN before version 1.78.2.0.7.

Recommendations:

Intel recommends updating the Intel® NUC HDMI Firmware Update Tool for NUC7i3DN, NUC7i5DN and NUC7i7DN to version 1.78.2.0.7 or later.

Updates are available for download at this location:

<https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/19749/hdmi-firmware-update-tool-for-nuc7i3dn-nuc7i5dn-nuc7i7dn.html&gt;

Acknowledgements:

Intel would like to thank Hazem Brini ( 7azimo - Jungsu ) for reporting this issue.

Intel, and nearly the entire technology industry, follows a disclosure practice called Coordinated Disclosure, under which a cybersecurity vulnerability is generally publicly disclosed only after mitigations are available.