CVE-2022-40080

7.8 highEPSS 0.4%

High (7.8) in acer aspire e5-475g firmware. EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 30% of CVEs (scores of 2026-11-01)
CWE: CWE-787
Published: 2023-02-16
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

acer:aspire_e5-475g_firmware

References

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

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