High severity8.2NVD Advisory· Published Nov 11, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-33164
CVE-2021-33164
Description
Improper access control in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) NUCs before version INWHL357.0046 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
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Affected products
6- Intel/NUCsdescription
- cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_8_mainstream-g_kit_nuc8i7inh_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <inwhl357.0046
- cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_8_mainstream-g_mini_pc_nuc8i7inh_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <inwhl357.0046
- cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_8_mainstream-g_kit_nuc8i5inh_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <inwhl357.0046
- cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc_8_mainstream-g_mini_pc_nuc8i5inh_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <inwhl357.0046
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