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CVE-2026-33197NVD status: Awaiting Analysis

AptioV: Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs

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CVE-2026-33197 is a high-severity incomplete list of disallowed inputs vulnerability in AptioV from AMI, with a CVSS 4.0 base score of 8.7 out of 10. It can be exploited with local access to the system by an attacker with administrator privileges, without any action from a user. The record lists version AptioV_5.044 as the first without the flaw, so updating AptioV to that release or later removes the exposure. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.

Next patch cycle

High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.

What to do

  1. Update AptioV to AptioV_5.044 or a later version.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed in
AMIAptioVAptioV_5.0 up to, but not including, AptioV_5.044AptioV_5.044

Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.

How the severity score breaks down

Attack vector
LocalThe attacker needs local access or must trick a user into running something.
Attack complexity
LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
Attack requirements
PresentThe target must be in a specific state or configuration for the attack to work.
Privileges required
HighAdministrator-level access is required first.
User interaction
NoneNo action by a victim is required.
Confidentiality (vulnerable system)
HighSerious loss of confidentiality on the vulnerable system.
Integrity (vulnerable system)
HighSerious loss of integrity on the vulnerable system.
Availability (vulnerable system)
HighSerious loss of availability on the vulnerable system.
Confidentiality (other systems)
HighSerious loss of confidentiality on systems beyond the vulnerable one.
Integrity (other systems)
HighSerious loss of integrity on systems beyond the vulnerable one.
Availability (other systems)
HighSerious loss of availability on systems beyond the vulnerable one.

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X. Scored by CNA (ami.com).

Official description

AMI APTIOV contains a vulnerability in BIOS where a privileged user may cause the “Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs” by local access. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to arbitrary code execution and impact system Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability.

Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.

The underlying weakness: Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs

The product implements a protection mechanism that relies on a list of inputs (or properties of inputs) that are not allowed by policy or otherwise require other action to neutralize before additional processing takes place, but the list is incomplete.

How developers prevent this class of flaw

  • Do not rely exclusively on detecting disallowed inputs. There are too many variants to encode a character, especially when different environments are used, so there is a high likelihood of missing some variants. Only use detection of disallowed inputs as a mechanism for detecting suspicious activity. Ensure that you are using other protection mechanisms that only identify good input - such as lists of allowed inputs - and ensure that you are properly encoding your outputs.

More Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs vulnerabilities (CWE-184)

Timeline

  1. CVE record published.
  2. CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: total).

References

Other vulnerabilities in AptioV

All AptioV vulnerabilities

Recent Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs vulnerabilities

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