CVE-2021-43615
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
8.2
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.3%
22.0th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-787
Published 2022-02-03 · modified 2026-08-11
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
| Attack Vector | L | Local |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | H | High |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | C | Changed |
| Confidentiality | H | High |
| Integrity | H | High |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2022-02-03 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-08-11 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
An issue was discovered in HddPassword in Insyde InsydeH2O with kernel 5.1 before 05.16.23, 5.2 before 05.26.23, 5.3 before 05.35.23, 5.4 before 05.43.22, and 5.5 before 05.51.22. An SMM memory corruption vulnerability allows an attacker to write fixed or predictable data to SMRAM. Exploiting this issue could lead to escalating privileges to SMM.
Affected
References
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-306654.pdf
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220216-0010/
- https://www.insyde.com/security-pledge
- https://www.insyde.com/security-pledge/SA-2022013
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-306654.pdf
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220216-0010/
- https://www.insyde.com/security-pledge
- https://www.insyde.com/security-pledge/SA-2022013
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/796611
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-306654.html