What is CVE-2019-14553?

CVE-2019-14553 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tianocore Edk2, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2020-11-23.

How severe is CVE-2019-14553?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Tianocore Edk2

CVE-2019-14553

Improper authentication in EDK II may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via network access.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.014 (69.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Tianocore Edk2
N/a Extensible Firmware Interface Development Kit (Edk Ii) — versions EDK II

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

secure@intel.com (x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-14553?: CVE-2019-14553 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tianocore Edk2, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2020-11-23.
How severe is CVE-2019-14553?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.