An issue was discovered in NvmExpressDxe in the kernel 5.0 through 5.5 in Insyde…
Priority LOW 35CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An issue was discovered in NvmExpressDxe in the kernel 5.0 through 5.5 in Insyde InsydeH2O. Because of an Untrusted Pointer Dereference that causes SMM memory corruption, an attacker may be able to write fixed or predictable data to SMRAM. Exploiting this issue could lead to escalating privileges to SMM.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00275 20th 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:insydeh2o:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1 to before 5.16.25; 5.2 to before 5.26.25; 5.3 to before 5.35.25; 5.4 to before 5.43.25; 5.5 to before 5.51.25 | Vulnerable | Insyde Software |
- cpe:2.3:a:insyde:insydeh2o:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 to before 5.16.25; 5.2 to before 5.26.25; 5.3 to before 5.35.25; 5.4 to before 5.43.25; 5.5 to before 5.51.25 Vulnerable ·Insyde Software
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-41839
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xg99-57hh-rfjv
References
More Insyde Software Insydeh2o vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-08797 An issue was discovered in ChipsetSvcSmm in Insyde InsydeH2O with kernel 5.0 through 5.5. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-16772 An issue was discovered in Insyde InsydeH2O with kernel 5.0 through 5.5. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2022-16681 An issue was discovered in Insyde InsydeH2O with kernel 5.0 through 5.5. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2022-16323 An issue was discovered in Insyde InsydeH2O with kernel 5.0 through 5.5. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2022-15984 An issue was discovered in Insyde InsydeH2O with kernel 5.0 through 5.5. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2023-08799 An issue was discovered in Insyde InsydeH2O with kernel 5.2 through 5.5. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-41839 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-41839 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xg99-57hh-rfjv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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