Is CVE-2021-42060 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-42060 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-42060?

CVE-2021-42060 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.2 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-42060?

CVE-2021-42060 has an EPSS score of 0.35% (27th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-42060?

Upgrade insydeh2o to 05.08.49 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-42060

HIGH

8.2

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in Insyde InsydeH2O Kernel 5.0 through 05.08.41, Kernel 5.1 through 05.16.41, Kernel 5.2 before 05.23.22, and Kernel 5.3 before 05.32.22. An Int15ServiceSmm SMM callout vulnerability allows an attacker to hijack execution flow of code running in System Management Mode. Exploiting this issue could lead to escalating privileges to SMM.

How to fix

Remediation Available

insydeh2oNVD

Affected:>= 5.0, < 05.08.49Fixed in:05.08.49CVE-2021-42060derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.35%probability of exploitation in 30 days

27thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 27% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory2

Third-Party Advisory2

Other references1

kb.cert.org

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-11-04.