gsd-2022-4020
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:19
Details
Vulnerability in the HQSwSmiDxe DXE driver on some consumer Acer Notebook devices may allow an attacker with elevated privileges to modify UEFI Secure Boot settings by modifying an NVRAM variable.
Aliases
Aliases



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