APTIOV contains a vulnerability in BIOS where may cause Improper Access Control by a local attacker. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to unexpected SPI flash modifications and BIOS boot kit launches, also impacting the availability.
The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
Access control involves the use of several protection mechanisms such as:
When any mechanism is not applied or otherwise fails, attackers can compromise the security of the product by gaining privileges, reading sensitive information, executing commands, evading detection, etc. There are two distinct behaviors that can introduce access control weaknesses: