Insyde BIOS V190 does not clear the keyboard buffer after reading the BIOS password…
Priority LOW 11Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Insyde BIOS V190 does not clear the keyboard buffer after reading the BIOS password during system startup, which allows local administrators or users to read the password directly from physical memory.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00386 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:insyde:insyde_bios:v190:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | v190 | Vulnerable | Insyde Software |
- cpe:2.3:a:insyde:insyde_bios:v190:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions v190 Vulnerable ·Insyde Software
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-4175
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c4rm-hpgr-mj62
References
Sources
- CVE-2005-4175 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-4175 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c4rm-hpgr-mj62 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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