What is CVE-2022-37345?

CVE-2022-37345 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Nuc Kit Nuc5i3ryh, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-11-11.

How severe is CVE-2022-37345?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Intel Nuc Kit Nuc5i3ryh

CVE-2022-37345

Improper authentication in BIOS firmware[A1] for some Intel(R) NUC Kits before version RY0386 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (4.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 4.3% 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-287 — Improper Authentication

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-37345?: CVE-2022-37345 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Nuc Kit Nuc5i3ryh, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-11-11.
How severe is CVE-2022-37345?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.