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This occurs because of Inclusion of Functionality from an Untrusted Control Sphere.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":8.2,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.00303,"percentile":0.23211,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-829"],"published":"2022-02-03T01:04:57Z","modified":"2026-08-11T15:31:36Z","products":[{"vendor":"insyde","product":"insydeh2o"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"ruggedcom ape1808 - bios"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"simatic field pg m5"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"simatic field pg m6"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"simatic ipc127e"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"simatic ipc227g"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"simatic ipc277g"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"simatic ipc327g"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"simatic ipc377g"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"simatic ipc427e"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"simatic ipc477e"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"simatic ipc477e pro"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"simatic ipc627e"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"simatic ipc647e"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"simatic ipc677e"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"simatic ipc847e"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"simatic itp1000"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"simatic ipc277g pro"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"siplus ipc427e"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.insyde.com/security-pledge","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://www.insyde.com/security-pledge/SA-2022019","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220217-0012/","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-306654.pdf","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/796611"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-306654.html"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41841"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220217-0012"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pfm8-cf33-8rhf"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2021-41841","description":"An issue was discovered in AhciBusDxe in the kernel 5.0 through 5.5 in Insyde InsydeH2O. 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