CVE-2023-20571

HighCVSS 8.1/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A race condition in System Management Mode (SMM) code may allow an attacker using a compromised user space to leverage CVE-2018-8897 potentially resulting in privilege escalation.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.1/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-362

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Nov 14, 2023
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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