CVE-2023-34438

HIGHNVD 7.57.5—

7.5

Race condition in some Intel(R) NUC BIOS firmware may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS v3: 7.5
EG Score: 7.5(medium)
EPSS: 11.2%
KEV: Not listed

Published

August 11, 2023

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (2)

secure@intelhttp://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00917.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00917.html

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 9× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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2026-05-24 19:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-34438?

CVE-2023-34438 is a high vulnerability published on August 11, 2023. Race condition in some Intel(R) NUC BIOS firmware may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

When was CVE-2023-34438 disclosed?

CVE-2023-34438 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 11, 2023, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2023-34438 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-34438 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 11.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-34438?

CVE-2023-34438 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2023-34438?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-34438, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2023-34438

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