CVE-2022-40080

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Published Feb 16, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:acer:aspire_e5-475g_firmware:1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:acer:aspire_e5-475g:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-43402	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.365% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://acer.com/
https://github.com/10TG/vulnerabilities/blob/main/Acer/CVE-2022-40080/CVE-2022-40080.md

History

Mar 19, 2025 3:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Acer Aspire E5-475g Aspire E5-475g Firmware

Weaknesses

CWE-787

Sources

CVE record Updated: Mar 19, 2025, 2:49 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 16, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Mar 19, 2025, 2:49 PM
Reserved: Sep 6, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 12:14 PM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 12:14 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:00 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 16, 2023, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:00 AM

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