What is CVE-2023-26589?

CVE-2023-26589 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Aptio V Uefi Firmware Integrator Tools, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-11-14.

How severe is CVE-2023-26589?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Use After Free in Intel Aptio V Uefi Firmware Integrator Tools

CVE-2023-26589

Use after free in some Intel(R) Aptio* V UEFI Firmware Integrator Tools may allowed an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

Published 2023-11-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (9.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 9th percentile — 9.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Intel Aptio V Uefi Firmware Integrator Tools — versions 5.27.03.0003, 5.27.06.0017
Linux Kernel
Microsoft Windows
Intel(r) Aptio* V Uefi Firmware Integrator Tools — versions See references

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00908.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-26589?: CVE-2023-26589 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Aptio V Uefi Firmware Integrator Tools, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-11-14.
How severe is CVE-2023-26589?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.