Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-27887

Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11Tnhi70Z Firmware

Published
11 August 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 6.1
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0015 5th percentile
Risk Priority 38 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-27887 is a medium-severity Improper Initialization (CWE-665) vulnerability in Intel Nuc 11 Pro Kit Nuc11Tnhi70Z Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 6.1 (Medium).

Operationally, ranked at the 5th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Improper initialization in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) NUCs may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

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Affected Assets

intel
nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnhi70z firmware
all versions
intel
nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnki70z firmware
all versions
intel
nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnki30z firmware
all versions
intel
nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnhi30z firmware
all versions
intel
nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnki50z firmware
all versions
intel
nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnhi50z firmware
all versions
intel
nuc 11 pro board nuc11tnbi30z firmware
all versions
intel
nuc 11 pro board nuc11tnbi50z firmware
all versions
intel
nuc 11 pro board nuc11tnbi70z firmware
all versions
intel
nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnhi3 firmware
all versions
+14 more product configuration(s) — see NVD for full list

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-665

Ensures shared resources are explicitly initialized or cleared on allocation, preventing exposure of prior contents to new users or processes.

addresses: CWE-665

Mandates that every instance begins in a known (presumably clean) state, eliminating reliance on residual or uninitialized state left by prior executions.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly enforce proper resource initialization during coding and testing.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

detects

Security testing can detect uninitialized variables but does not itself enforce initialization practices.

prevents

Configuration management can enforce secure defaults and initialization settings but is not the primary control for code-level initialization.

prevents

Secure development life cycle mandates initialization checks and secure defaults that directly prevent improper resource initialization.

prevents

Secure system architecture and engineering principles require explicit initialization of resources and secure state management.

prevents

Secure coding standards explicitly forbid uninitialized variables and mandate proper resource initialization before use.

References