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CVE-2023-39281· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

A stack buffer overflow vulnerability discovered in AsfSecureBootDxe in Insyde InsydeH2O with kernel 5.0 through 5.5 allows attackers to run

A stack buffer overflow vulnerability discovered in AsfSecureBootDxe in Insyde InsydeH2O with kernel 5.0 through 5.5 allows attackers to run arbitrary code execution during the DXE phase.

CriticalCVSS 9.8 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Nov 1, 2023
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.5% · 40th percentile
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Action score

39

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.5%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
insydeinsydeh2o
intelcore i5-13420h
intelb760
intelc262
intelc266
intelcore i3-1305u
intelcore i3-13100
intelcore i3-13100e
intelcore i3-13100f
intelcore i3-13100t
intelcore i3-13100te
intelcore i3-1315u

and 188 more

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • insyde insydeh2o05.42.37.0031
  • insyde insydeh2o05.43.06.0021
  • insyde insydeh2o05.44.30.0022
  • insyde insydeh2o05.44.34.0055
  • insyde insydeh2o05.44.45.0017
  • insyde insydeh2o05.45.24.0039
  • insyde insydeh2o05.45.38.0005
  • insyde insydeh2o05.53.22.0008
  • insyde insydeh2o05.53.23.0011
  • insyde insydeh2o05.53.23.0014
  • insyde insydeh2o05.53.28.0013

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2021-41842An issue was discovered in AtaLegacySmm in the kernel 5.0 before 05.08.46, 5.1 before 05.16.46, 5.2 before 05.26.46, 5.3 before 05.35.46, 5.
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2023-22613An issue was discovered in IhisiSmm in Insyde InsydeH2O with kernel 5.0 through 5.5.
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2023-22614An issue was discovered in ChipsetSvcSmm in Insyde InsydeH2O with kernel 5.0 through 5.5.
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2023-22612An issue was discovered in IhisiSmm in Insyde InsydeH2O with kernel 5.0 through 5.5.
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2023-22615An issue was discovered in IhisiSmm in Insyde InsydeH2O with kernel 5.0 through 5.5.
    33Monitor
  • CVE-2022-36448An issue was discovered in Insyde InsydeH2O with kernel 5.0 through 5.5.
    32Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2023-22612204 days apartAn issue was discovered in IhisiSmm in Insyde InsydeH2O with kernel 5.0 through 5.5.
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2023-22613204 days apartAn issue was discovered in IhisiSmm in Insyde InsydeH2O with kernel 5.0 through 5.5.
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2023-22614204 days apartAn issue was discovered in ChipsetSvcSmm in Insyde InsydeH2O with kernel 5.0 through 5.5.
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2023-22615204 days apartAn issue was discovered in IhisiSmm in Insyde InsydeH2O with kernel 5.0 through 5.5.
    33Monitor
  • CVE-2022-35895406 days apartAn issue was discovered in Insyde InsydeH2O with kernel 5.0 through 5.5.
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2023-392831 days apartAn SMM memory corruption vulnerability in the SMM driver (SMRAM write) in CsmInt10HookSmm in Insyde InsydeH2O with kernel 5.0 through 5.5 al
    31Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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