CVE Catalog

CVE-2021-42113

HighCVSS 8.2
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.30%

22th percentile - higher than 22% of all known CVEs

Summary

A vulnerability in StorageSecurityCommandDxe in InsydeH2O with Kernel 5.1-5.3 involves an SMM callout that allows an attacker to hijack execution flow of code running in System Management Mode, potentially leading to privilege escalation to SMM.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could gain full control over the system, potentially installing persistent backdoors or compromising the entire infrastructure.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately update InsydeH2O to a version that includes a fix for this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

An issue was discovered in StorageSecurityCommandDxe in Insyde InsydeH2O with Kernel 5.1 before 05.14.28, Kernel 5.2 before 05.24.28, and Kernel 5.3 before 05.32.25. An SMM callout vulnerability allows an attacker to hijack execution flow of code running in System Management Mode. Exploiting this issue could lead to escalating privileges to SMM.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS