CVE-2021-46760

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A malicious or compromised UApp or ABL can send a malformed system call to the bootloader, which may result in an out-of-bounds memory access that may potentially lead to an attacker leaking sensitive information or achieving code execution.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 9.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119 CWE-770

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: May 9, 2023
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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