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Nuc Kit Wireless Adapter Driver InstallerOperating system · Intel

CVE-2022-36384

HIGH · 7.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-11-11
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 22.40.0 or later.
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73/100
Remediation priority · Elevated

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Unquoted search path in the installer software for some Intel(r) NUC Kit Wireless Adapter drivers for Windows 10 before version 22.40 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

An unquoted search path vulnerability exists in the installer software for Intel NUC Kit Wireless Adapter drivers on Windows 10 (versions before 22.40). When the installer executes binary files without proper path quoting, an attacker with authenticated local access can place a malicious executable in an intermediate directory path (e.g., under 'Program Files') that gets executed with elevated privileges during installation, achieving local privilege escalation.

MitigationUpdate Intel NUC Kit Wireless Adapter drivers to version 22.40 or later, which contains a properly quoted search path in the installer. Organizations should review and remediate driver versions across managed endpoints.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Nuc Kit Wireless Adapter Driver InstallerOperating system
Affected:< 22.40.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify if Intel NUC wireless adapter software is installed
    Check common installation directories for Intel NUC wireless adapter components: C:\Program Files\Intel\WiFi, C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\WiFi, or search for files named 'IntelNUCWiFi*' or similar Intel wireless adapter installer files on the system.
    Affected if Intel NUC Kit Wireless Adapter Driver Installer files are found on the system before version 22.40.0
  2. Check installed driver or installer version
    Right-click on the installer executable, select Properties, then go to the Details tab to view the File Version. Alternatively, check the version of any installed Intel wireless adapter driver via Device Manager under Network adapters.
    Affected if The version number is lower than 22.40.0
  3. Inspect installation paths for unquoted service paths
    Use the command 'sc qc' or 'wmic service' to query services related to Intel wireless adapter installation. Examine if any service executable path contains spaces and is unquoted (e.g., C:\Program Files\Intel\WiFi\bin\something.exe).
    Affected if Service paths contain spaces (such as under Program Files) without quotes around the path
  4. Verify the vulnerable installer binary exists in the exploitable path
    Search for installer executables (such as .exe files in the Intel wireless adapter installation directory) that would execute during installation. Check if these binaries reside in directories under 'Program Files' without proper path quoting.
    Affected if Installer binaries are located in paths like C:\Program Files\Intel\ that could be hijacked by placing a malicious executable in an intermediate directory

A system is affected if Intel NUC Kit Wireless Adapter Driver Installer version below 22.40.0 is present on Windows 10 and the installer uses unquoted paths containing spaces (such as Program Files directories) that could be exploited for local privilege escalation.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 22.40.0 or later
Fixed in 22.40.0
Interim mitigation

Update Intel NUC Kit Wireless Adapter drivers to version 22.40 or later, which contains a properly quoted search path in the installer. Organizations should review and remediate driver versions across managed endpoints.

Recommended fix High confidence

22.40.0

  1. Download the Intel NUC Kit Wireless Adapter Driver Installer version 22.40.0 or later from the official Intel support website
  2. Verify the downloaded file integrity using provided checksums (if available)
  3. Run the installer with administrator privileges
  4. Follow the installation wizard prompts to complete the driver update
  5. Restart the system if prompted to ensure the new driver is properly loaded

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Nuc Kit Wireless Adapter Driver Installer Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
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