CVE-2023-29500

Sensitive-information disclosure via undisclosed BIOS flaw

Published Aug 11, 2023 · Updated Oct 2, 2024

Information disclosure in Intel NUC 11 Performance BIOS firmware allows local users with high privileges to read sensitive information. Intel has not disclosed the affected firmware locus, the triggering input, or the operation that exposes the data. Exploitation requires privileged local access and affects confidentiality without a reported integrity or availability consequence.

CVSS severity5.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.16%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in Intel NUC 11 Performance BIOS firmware allows local users with high privileges to read sensitive information. Intel has not disclosed the affected firmware locus, the triggering input, or the operation that exposes the data. Exploitation requires privileged local access and affects confidentiality without a reported integrity or availability consequence.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-29500
Published
Aug 11, 2023
Updated
Oct 2, 2024
Vendor
Intel Corporation
Product
Intel NUC 11 Performance Kit and Mini PC BIOS Firmware
Classifications
CWE-200
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 11, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Intel Corporation · Intel NUC 11 Performance Kit and Mini PC BIOS Firmwareversion=See references

Published CVSS scores

5.3Intel CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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