CVE-2021-43613 (GCVE-0-2021-43613)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-09-03 02:05
Modified
2026-09-03 13:03
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Summary
An issue was discovered in SysPasswordDxe in Insyde InsydeH2O. User and administrator password hashes are exposed in runtime UEFI variables, leading to escalation of privilege
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insyde Software | InsydeH2O |
Version: See in the Solution |
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