AWARD Bios Modular 4.50pg does not clear the keyboard buffer after reading the BIOS…
Priority LOW 14Published · 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
AWARD Bios Modular 4.50pg 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 0.01258 69th 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:h:award:award_bios_modular:4.50pg:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.50pg | Running on | — |
- cpe:2.3:h:award:award_bios_modular:4.50pg:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.50pg Running on ·—
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-4176
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5fq6-q26j-jpfr
References
Sources
- CVE-2005-4176 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-4176 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5fq6-q26j-jpfr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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