CVE-2019-18913

A potential security vulnerability with pre-boot DMA may allow unauthorized UEFI code execution using open-case attacks

published January 31, 2020

CVSS
—
EPSS
1%
Percentile
48.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A potential security vulnerability with pre-boot DMA may allow unauthorized UEFI code execution using open-case attacks. This industry-wide issue requires physically accessing internal expansion slots with specialized hardware and software tools to modify UEFI code in memory. This affects HP Intel-based Business PCs that support Microsoft Windows 10 Kernel DMA protection. Affected versions depend on platform (prior to 01.04.02; or prior to 02.04.01; or prior to 02.04.02).

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00605 · 48.3th percentile
Published
2020-01-31T03:04Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 31 JAN 03:04Z
    A potential security vulnerability with pre-boot DMA may allow unauthorized UEFI code execution using open-case attacks
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