GIGABYTE BRIX UEFI firmware fails to securely implement BIOS write protection
Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-693Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-693.
Summary
GIGABYTE BRIX UEFI firmware for the GB-BSi7H-6500 (version F6) and GB-BXi7-5775 (version F2) platforms does not securely implement BIOSWE, BLE, SMM_BWP, and PRx features. As a result, the BIOS is not protected from arbitrary write access and may permit modifications to the SPI flash.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05569 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIGABYTE | GB-BSi7H-6500 | F6 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| GIGABYTE | GB-BXi7-5775 | F2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- GB-BSi7H-6500 VendorGIGABYTE Affected F6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- GB-BXi7-5775 VendorGIGABYTE Affected F2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:gigabyte:gb-bsi7h-6500_firmware:f6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | f6 | Vulnerable | GIGABYTE |
| cpe:2.3:h:gigabyte:gb-bsi7h-6500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | GIGABYTE |
| cpe:2.3:o:gigabyte:gb-bxi7-5775_firmware:f2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | f2 | Vulnerable | GIGABYTE |
| cpe:2.3:h:gigabyte:gb-bxi7-5775:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | GIGABYTE |
- cpe:2.3:o:gigabyte:gb-bsi7h-6500_firmware:f6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions f6 Vulnerable ·GIGABYTE
- cpe:2.3:h:gigabyte:gb-bsi7h-6500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·GIGABYTE
- cpe:2.3:o:gigabyte:gb-bxi7-5775_firmware:f2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions f2 Vulnerable ·GIGABYTE
- cpe:2.3:h:gigabyte:gb-bxi7-5775:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·GIGABYTE
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-3197
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r83h-qmfh-pxvf
References
More GIGABYTE Gb-bsi7h-6500 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-02403 GIGABYTE BRIX UEFI firmware is not cryptographically signed CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-3197 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-3197 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r83h-qmfh-pxvf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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