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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-41840

There is an SMM callout that allows an attacker to access the System Management Mode and execute arbitrary code.

HIGH 8.2EPSS 0.30%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.30%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

An issue was discovered in NvmExpressDxe in the kernel 5.0 through 5.5 in Insyde InsydeH2O. There is an SMM callout that allows an attacker to access the System Management Mode and execute arbitrary code. This occurs because of Inclusion of Functionality from an Untrusted Control Sphere.

CVSS 3.1
8.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.30% probability · 23th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-770
Affected
insyde/insydeh2o
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.