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CVE-2020-5953

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.28% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2022-02-03 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
code execution

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CVE
CVE-2020-5953
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
0.28%

Original NVD 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).

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