Path traversal in the installer software for some Intel(r) NUC Kit Wireless Adapter drivers for Windows 10 before version 22.40 may allow a…

published 2022-11-11 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-39113

cvss: 6.7; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 8%
public exploits: 0; none known

Path traversal 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.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

intel nuc_kit_wireless_adapter_driver_installer 22.40.0

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 21 mo ago (2025-01-29)

Exploit prediction

0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	6.7	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

n/a Intel(r) NUC Kit Wireless Adapter drivers for Windows 10

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

intel.com /content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00747.html
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2022-36400
NVD CVE-2022-36400

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Summary