GIGABYTE｜Motherboard - Protection Mechanism Failure
Priority LOW 33CWE-693Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-693.
Summary
Certain motherboard models developed by GIGABYTE has a Protection Mechanism Failure vulnerability. Because IOMMU was not properly enabled, unauthenticated physical attackers can use a DMA-capable PCIe device to read and write arbitrary physical memory before the OS kernel and its security features are loaded.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00349 28th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIGABYTE | intel 600 chipset Motherboard | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| GIGABYTE | intel 700 chipset Motherboard | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| GIGABYTE | intel 800 chipset Motherboard | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| GIGABYTE | AMD 600 chipset motherboard | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| GIGABYTE | AMD 800 chipset motherboard | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| GIGABYTE | AMD TRX50 chipset motherboard | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- intel 600 chipset Motherboard VendorGIGABYTE Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- intel 700 chipset Motherboard VendorGIGABYTE Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- intel 800 chipset Motherboard VendorGIGABYTE Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- AMD 600 chipset motherboard VendorGIGABYTE Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- AMD 800 chipset motherboard VendorGIGABYTE Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- AMD TRX50 chipset motherboard VendorGIGABYTE Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-14302
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r767-8x6q-rpfx
References
More GIGABYTE vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-13690 The GDrv low-level driver in GIGABYTE APP Center v1.05.21 and earlier, AORUS GRAPHICS… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-13689 The GPCIDrv and GDrv low-level drivers in GIGABYTE APP Center v1.05.21 and earlier, AORUS… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2018-13688 The GPCIDrv and GDrv low-level drivers in GIGABYTE APP Center v1.05.21 and earlier, AORUS… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2018-13687 The GDrv low-level driver in GIGABYTE APP Center v1.05.21 and earlier, AORUS GRAPHICS… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2024-07516 Insecure Platform Key (PK) used in UEFI system firmware signature CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2017-02402 GIGABYTE BRIX UEFI firmware fails to securely implement BIOS write protection CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-14302 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-14302 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r767-8x6q-rpfx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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