CVE-2024-42442
Runtime Service Access outside SMRAM
APTIOV contains a vulnerability in the BIOS where a user or attacker may cause an improper restriction of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer over the network. A successful exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to code execution outside of the intended System Management Mode.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Runtime Service Access outside SMRAM
APTIOV contains a vulnerability in the BIOS where a user or attacker may cause an improper restriction of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer over the network. A successful exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to code execution outside of the intended System Management Mode.
- Record
CVE-2024-42442- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-39627
APTIOV contains a vulnerability in the BIOS where a user or attacker may cause an improper restriction of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer over the network. A successful exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to code execution outside of the intended System Management Mode.
- Record
EUVD-2024-39627- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jjfc-8563-3h89
APTIOV contains a vulnerability in the BIOS where a user or attacker may cause an improper...
APTIOV contains a vulnerability in the BIOS where a user or attacker may cause an improper restriction of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer over the network. A successful exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to code execution outside of the intended System Management Mode.
- Record
GHSA-jjfc-8563-3h89- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
APTIOV contains a vulnerability in the BIOS where a user or attacker may cause an improper restriction of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer over the network. A successful exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to code execution outside of the intended System Management Mode.
- Record
CVE-2024-42442- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-42442 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Ami Aptiov, published November 12, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.81%, the 57th percentile. No source names a fixed version.