Insyde H2O Tools out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Insyde H2O Tools. Impacted is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-12053. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Insyde H2O Tools (the affected version unknown). Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is available at insyde.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-12053 since 10/22/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/15/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CNNVD (CNNVD-202601-2521). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.8

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.8
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/22/2025 CVE reserved
01/14/2026 +84 days Advisory disclosed
01/14/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/15/2026 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: insyde.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-12053 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-12053
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-340994
CNNVD: CNNVD-202601-2521 - Insyde InsydeH2O 安全漏洞

Entryinfo

Created: 01/14/2026 08:30
Updated: 01/15/2026 20:06
Changes: 01/14/2026 08:30 (60), 01/15/2026 20:06 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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