Improper input validation in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kits, Intel(R) NUC Performance Kits, Intel(R) NUC Performance Mini PC, Intel(R) NUC 8 Compute Element, Intel(R) NUC Pro Kit, Intel(R) NUC Pro Board, and Intel(R) NUC Compute Element may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Severity
CVSS 3.1
7.8 high
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 7% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)