Vulnerability in Asus Rog Zephyrus M Gm501gs
CVE-2019-18216
The BIOS configuration design on ASUS ROG Zephyrus M GM501GS laptops with BIOS 313 relies on the main battery instead of using a CMOS battery, which reduces the value of a protection mechanism in which booting from a USB device is prohibited. Attackers who have physical laptop access can exhaust the main battery to reset the BIOS configuration, and then achieve direct access to the hard drive by booting a live USB OS without disassembling the laptop. NOTE: the vendor has apparently indicated that this is "normal" and use of the same battery for the BIOS and the overall system is a "new design." However, the vendor apparently plans to "improve" this an unspecified later time
EPSS: 0.004 (30.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Asus Rog_zephyrus_m_gm501gs
- Asus Rog_zephyrus_m_gm501gs_firmware
- N/a — versions n/a
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-18216?
- CVE-2019-18216 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Asus Rog Zephyrus M Gm501gs. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2019-10-20.
- How severe is CVE-2019-18216?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.