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TI-2019-10850 Aliases CVE-2019-14563GHSA-5q44-mpwv-jf5p

Incorrect numeric conversion in Extensible Firmware Interface Development Kit

Priority LOW 34CWE-681Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Integer truncation in EDK II may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00405 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—Extensible Firmware Interface Development Kit (EDK II)EDK II—No fix listedCNA
  • Extensible Firmware Interface Development Kit (EDK II) Vendor— Affected EDK II Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:tianocore:edk2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableTianoCore
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:tianocore:edk2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·TianoCore
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2020:1712 Released 2020-04-28 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    edk2 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) edk2-20190829git37eef91017ad-9.el8, edk2-aarch64-20190829git37eef91017ad-9.el8, edk2-ovmf-20190829git37eef91017ad-9.el8

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2020:1712

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-14563
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5q44-mpwv-jf5p

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