CVE-2022-40080

VendoracerProductaspire e5-475g firmwareDiscoveredFeb 16, 2023UpdatedMar 19, 2025

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.

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CVSS v3.1

7.8 HIGH

EPSS

0.36%

probability of exploitation in 30 days

CISA KEV

Not listed

no confirmed exploitation reported

News coverage

sources referencing this CVE

Related IOCs

seen in the same coverage

CVSS v3.1 Detail

Attack VectorLOCAL

Attack ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

ScopeUNCHANGED

ConfidentialityHIGH

IntegrityHIGH

AvailabilityHIGH

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

Connections

2 relationships

CWE-787

source

Timeline

disclosure → media coverage

Feb 16, 2023

Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Mar 19, 2025