High severity · published Nov 14, 2023
CVE-2023-20563
Insufficient protections in System Management Mode (SMM) code may allow an attacker to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Insufficient protections in System Management Mode (SMM) code may allow an attacker to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 10% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected product
AR
AMD Ryzen™ Embedded 5000
AMD
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