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CVE-2025-12053: Insyde Software InsydeH2O tools · Out-of-bounds Write

Affects Insyde Software InsydeH2O toolsSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 12:29 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 6% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 14 Jan 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Insyde SoftwareInsydeH2O toolsAffected
  • =See in the Solution
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

  1. Apply official patches from Insyde Software as soon as they become available; monitor vendor advisories closely.
  2. Restrict local user privileges rigorously to prevent untrusted applications from manipulating registry values.
  3. Implement application whitelisting and endpoint protection to detect and block suspicious registry access or buffer overflow attempts.
  4. Monitor system logs and registry access patterns for anomalies indicative of exploitation attempts.
  5. Employ hardware-based security features such as TPM and secure boot to reduce firmware tampering risks.
  6. Conduct regular firmware integrity checks and update inventories to identify vulnerable devices.
  7. Educate users and administrators about the risks of running untrusted local applications.
  8. In environments where patching is delayed, consider isolating vulnerable devices or limiting local access to trusted personnel only.
  9. Collaborate with OEMs to verify firmware versions and update schedules.
  10. Integrate vulnerability scanning tools that can detect the presence of affected InsydeH2O firmware versions.

Description

The drivers in the tool packages use RTL_QUERY_REGISTRY_DIRECT flag to read a registry value to which an untrusted user-mode application may be able to cause a buffer overflow.

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