CVE-2023-39284

An issue was discovered in IhisiServicesSmm in Insyde InsydeH2O with kernel 5.0 through 5.5. There are arbitrary calls to SetVariable with unsanitized arguments in the SMI handler.

Published: 2023-11-02 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-39284 is rated Low Risk (24.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.18%). 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-2023-39284

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 2026-06-15 0.04% 0.18% +0.13%
2 2026-02-18 0.06% 0.04% -0.01%
3 2025-06-08 0.06%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-39284

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/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:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
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.
1.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-39284

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-39284

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
insyde insydeh2o >= 5.2, < 5.2.05.28.33 cpe:2.3:a:insyde:insydeh2o:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
insyde insydeh2o >= 5.3, < 5.3.05.37.33 cpe:2.3:a:insyde:insydeh2o:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
insyde insydeh2o >= 5.4, < 5.4.05.45.33 cpe:2.3:a:insyde:insydeh2o:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
insyde insydeh2o >= 5.5, < 5.5.05.53.33 cpe:2.3:a:insyde:insydeh2o:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
insyde insydeh2o >= 5.6, < 5.6.05.60.33 cpe:2.3:a:insyde:insydeh2o:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-39284

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