CVE-2020-27339: insyde insydeh2o Improper Input Validation
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-27339 is a high (CVSS 7.2) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in insyde insydeh2o. EPSS estimates a 0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Duplicates 1Timeline
- 16-06-2021PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 11-08-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the kernel in Insyde InsydeH2O 5.x, certain SMM drivers did not correctly validate the CommBuffer and CommBufferSize parameters, allowing callers to corrupt either the firmware or the OS memory. The fixed versions for this issue in the AhciBusDxe, IdeBusDxe, NvmExpressDxe, SdHostDriverDxe, and SdMmcDeviceDxe drivers are 05.16.25, 05.26.25, 05.35.25, 05.43.25, and 05.51.25 (for Kernel 5.1 through 5.5).
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
0.32%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
23%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.32% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Siemens16 products
- ruggedcom_apr1808_firmwarena
- simatic_field_pg_m5_firmwarena
- simatic_field_pg_m6_firmwarena
- simatic_ipc127e_firmwarena
- simatic_ipc227g_firmwarena
Insyde1 product
- insydeh2o≥ 5.3, < 5.34.44 | ≥ 5.2, < 5.25.44 | ≥ 5.1, < 5.16.25 | ≥ 5.4, < 5.42.44 | ≥ 5.3, < 5.35.25 | ≥ 5.2, < 5.26.25 | ≥ 5.4, < 5.43.25
2 vendors · 17 products