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CVE-2021-42060HIGH
n/a n/a — An issue was discovered in Insyde InsydeH2O Kernel 5.0 through 05.08.41, Kernel 5.1 through 05.16.41, Kernel 5.2 before 05.23.22, and Ker…
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   H   N  C  H  H  H    8.2   .0035   28.5     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  n/a      n/a –     —
TIMELINE
  Oct 7   Reserved by mitre
  Feb 3   Published (CNA: mitre)
  Aug 11  ENRICHED — CVE-2021-42060. Received CVSS 8.2 and CPE data from NVD.
CNA: mitre · CVSS v3.1 · 6 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

An issue was discovered in Insyde InsydeH2O Kernel 5.0 through 05.08.41, Kernel 5.1 through 05.16.41, Kernel 5.2 before 05.23.22, and Kernel 5.3 before 05.32.22. An Int15ServiceSmm 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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
October 7, 2021ReservedReserved by mitre
February 3, 2022PublishedPublished (CNA: mitre)
August 11, 2026ENRICHEDENRICHED — CVE-2021-42060. Received CVSS 8.2 and CPE data from NVD.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
n/an/an/a

References (6)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2021-42060 at cve.org

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