Uncleared password keystrokes in AMI AptioV BIOS
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
AMI AptioV from AptioV_5.0 before AptioV_5.043 is affected. The BIOS exposes sensitive information to an unauthorized actor (CWE-213). A local attacker with low privileges can cause information disclosure and privilege escalation, with impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-27
Description from the CNA
AMI APTIOV contains a vulnerability in BIOS where an attacker may cause “Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor” by local access. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to information disclosure, privilege escalation, and further impact on Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
Upgrade AMI AptioV to AptioV_5.043, the fixed version.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-27
- Fix · CNA AptioV (AMI) Fixed in AptioV_5.043
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
AMI AptioV AptioV_5.043
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-43910 Buffer overflow in AMI AptioV BIOS firmware allows local code executionPriority LOW 37
Timeline
- 2026-10-13 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-0893
- 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-gfm4-mgc8-f6ph
More AMI vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-36205 Redfish Authentication Bypass KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2022-19108 The arbitrary write vulnerability in S3Resume2Pei leads to arbitrary code execution during PEI phase. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2022-19103 Stack overflow vulnerability in SMI handler on SmmSmbiosElog. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-19107 SMM memory corruption vulnerability in OverClockSmiHandler SMM driver CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2022-10117 Stack-based buffer overflow in AMI Aptio CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2022-19101 Arbitrary write vulnerability in SbPei module leads to arbitrary code execution during PEI phase. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2026-0893 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-0893 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gfm4-mgc8-f6ph · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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