CVE-2021-38489highCWE-256

CVE-2021-38489: high-severity vulnerability in InsydeH2O

HDD Password Stored In Plaintext

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21Vexday Risk Score

No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.

ssvc Trackcvss 8.2epss 0.2%
HDD password plaintext is stored in a UEFI variable.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
Insyde Software · InsydeH2O
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