# CVE-2021-33625: An issue was discovered in Kernel 5.x in Insyde InsydeH2O, affecting HddPassword.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-02-03 · Updated: 2026-08-11

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An issue was discovered in Kernel 5.x in Insyde InsydeH2O, affecting HddPassword. Software SMI services that use the Communicate() function of the EFI_SMM_COMMUNICATION_PROTOCOL do not check whether the address of the buffer is valid, which allows use of SMRAM, MMIO, or OS kernel addresses.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.insyde.com/security-pledge
- https://www.insyde.com/security-pledge/SA-2022014
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-306654.pdf
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220222-0004/

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