CVE-2021-38578

highpriority · track · 39EPSS 0.010 · 63 %ileDEEURUUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
—
no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
1.02% (63rd) EPSS
CVSS 7.5 · high
Is it mine?
85 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
6 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-22

Existing CommBuffer checks in SmmEntryPoint will not catch underflow when computing BufferSize.

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

9.8
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.4–9.8

v2.07.5highAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 10 · impact 6.4
v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 5.9
v3.18.2highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · CISA US
v3.19.8criticalAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.17.4highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Lsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.17.4highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Lsecondary · infosec@edk2.groups.ioexploitability 0.8 · impact 6
v3.18.2highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · Siemens ProductCERT DE
v3.19criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-787USprimaryCWE-124USCWE-124USCWE-124USCWE-787US
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affected products (85)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

showing 20 of 85
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advisories (3)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • SSA-957369SSA-957369: Insyde BIOS Vulnerabilities in RUGGEDCOM APE1808 Product Family2023-09-12csaf · siemens_psirtDE

    Insyde has published information on vulnerabilities in Insyde BIOS up to August 2023. These vulnerabilities also affect the RUGGEDCOM APE1808 product family. Siemens has released updates for the affected products and recommends to update to the latest versions.

  • WID-SEC-W-2023-1315Dell PowerEdge: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Erlangen von AdministratorrechtenDeutsch2023-05-29csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Dell PowerEdge ausnutzen, um Administratorrechte zu erlangen.

  • ICSA-23-257-04Siemens RUGGEDCOM APE1808 Products2023-09-12icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS

    Insyde has published information on vulnerabilities in Insyde BIOS up to August 2023. These vulnerabilities also affect the RUGGEDCOM APE1808 product family. Siemens has released updates for the affected products and recommends to update to the latest versions.

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also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bducert_bundcisa_csaf_otsiemens_psirtNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2022-03-03modified 2026-06-17
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references (12)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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