CVE-2023-28468

An issue was discovered in FvbServicesRuntimeDxe in Insyde InsydeH2O with kernel 5.0 through 5.5. The FvbServicesRuntimeDxe SMM module exposes an SMI handler that allows an attacker to interact with the SPI flash at run-time from the OS.

Published: 2023-08-03 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-28468 is rated Low Risk (31.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.05%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-28468

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-28 0.05% 0.05% +0.00%
2 2025-03-30 0.09% 0.05% -0.04%
3 2025-03-29 0.09%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-28468

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.0 4.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-28468

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-28468

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
insyde kernel >= 5.0, <= 5.5 cpe:2.3:o:insyde:kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-28468

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