CVE-2020-5953

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Aug 11, 2026

Description

A vulnerability exists in System Management Interrupt (SWSMI) handler of InsydeH2O UEFI Firmware code located in SWSMI handler that dereferences gRT (EFI_RUNTIME_SERVICES) pointer to call a GetVariable service, which is located outside of SMRAM. This can result in code execution in SMM (escalating privilege from ring 0 to ring -2).

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Feb 3, 2022
Last modified
Aug 11, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2020-5953: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix