CVE-2022-35408
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAn issue was discovered in Insyde InsydeH2O with kernel 5.0 through 5.5. An SMM callout vulnerability in the SMM driver in UsbLegacyControlSmm leads to possible arbitrary code execution in SMM and escalation of privileges. An attacker could overwrite the function pointers in the EFI_BOOT_SERVICES table before the USB SMI handler triggers. (This is not exploitable from code running in the operating system.)
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data>= 5.1, < 5.17.38>= 5.2, < 05.27.28>= 5.3, < 05.36.28>= 5.4, < 05.44.28>= 5.5, < 05.52.28>= 5.0, < 05.09.38CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped05.09.385.17.3805.27.28
InsydeH2O version 5.17.38 or later (for 5.1 branch), 05.27.28 or later (for 5.2 branch), 05.36.28 or later (for 5.3 branch), or 05.44.28 or later (for 5.4 branch)
- 1. Identify the InsydeH2O firmware version currently installed on the affected system by checking the UEFI/BIOS setup utility or using system information tools.
- 2. Navigate to the system manufacturer's support website or Insyde's official website (www.insyde.com) to locate the latest firmware update for your specific system model.
- 3. Download the firmware update package that includes version 5.17.38 or higher for 5.x versions, or 05.27.28/05.36.28/05.44.28 respectively for the 5.2/5.3/5.4 branches.
- 4. Follow the manufacturer's instructions to apply the firmware update, typically through a BIOS/UEFI flash utility or via a USB-based firmware update process.
- 5. Verify the firmware has been successfully updated by checking the version in the UEFI/BIOS setup after the update completes.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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