What is CVE-2022-33176?

CVE-2022-33176 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Nuc 11 Performance Kit Nuc11pahi3, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2022-11-11.

How severe is CVE-2022-33176?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Intel Nuc 11 Performance Kit Nuc11pahi3

CVE-2022-33176

Improper input validation in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) NUC 11 Performance kits and Intel(R) NUC 11 Performance Mini PCs before version PATGL357.0042 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2022-11-11 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (12.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 13th percentile — 12.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00752.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-33176?: CVE-2022-33176 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Nuc 11 Performance Kit Nuc11pahi3, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2022-11-11.
How severe is CVE-2022-33176?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.