VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-40080

CVSS score7.8 HIGH

EPSS probability0.36%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2023-02-16

Last modified2026-06-17

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

Description

Stack overflow vulnerability in Aspire E5-475G 's BIOS firmware, in the FpGui module, a second call to GetVariable services allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code in the UEFI DXE phase and gain escalated privileges.

Weakness classification

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-787
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-787

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Not Applicable
cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Not Applicable
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Third Party Advisory