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GIGABYTE

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Gigabyte has a concerning history of critical driver and firmware vulnerabilities, including remote code execution and UEFI malware bypass, which have been exploited for ransomware attacks and system compromise. Their products require careful assessment and mitigation strategies to ensure compliance and security.

Failure events
5
Zero-days
0
RCEs
2
On KEV
4
Critical
4
Worst shame
78
PROFILE
CategoryHardware ManufacturingWhat they doGigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. designs and manufactures motherboards, graphics cards, laptops, and other computer hardware. They are a significant player in the PC component market, known for their AORUS and AEXP brands. Websitehttps://www.gigabyte.com/ ↗
SECURITY POSTURE

Gigabyte has demonstrated a history of critical driver vulnerabilities, indicating a potential weakness in their software development and testing processes. These vulnerabilities have been actively exploited for ransomware attacks and system compromise.

Notable failures
  • Critical driver vulnerabilities enabling ransomware entry (CVE-2018-19321)
  • Critical driver vulnerabilities allowing system control (CVE-2018-19323)
  • Remote code execution via IO port access (CVE-2018-19322)
  • Ring0 memcpy functionality allowing system control (CVE-2018-19320)
  • Firmware flaws enabling stealth UEFI malware attacks bypassing Secure Boot
  • Potential for undetectable bootkits surviving system reinstalls
Patterns: Critical driver vulnerabilities; Remote code execution (RCE); UEFI firmware vulnerabilities; Lack of Secure Boot protection bypass mitigation
FAILURE HISTORY · 5
DATEEVENTSEVSUMMARY
2022-10-24 CVE-2018-19321 critical GIGABYTE drivers allowed local privilege escalation via arbitrary memory read/write, enabling ransomware entry.
2022-10-24 CVE-2018-19323 critical GIGABYTE drivers allow local privilege escalation via arbitrary memory read/write, enabling ransomware attackers to gain system control.
2022-10-24 CVE-2018-19322 critical GIGABYTE low-level drivers in multiple products allowed remote code execution via IO port access, leading to ransomware exploitation.
2022-10-24 CVE-2018-19320 critical GIGABYTE drivers exposed ring0 memcpy functionality allowing local attackers to take full system control.
2018-12-21 CVE-2018-19323 critical CVE-2018-19323: The GDrv low-level driver in GIGABYTE APP Center v1.05.21 and earlier, AORUS GRA
SENTIMENT · TRUSTED SOURCES
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Exposed MSR access in GIGABYTE drivers is a critical vulnerability with severe fallout, though the provided source is purely factual without sentiment.
cooey ↗severe-fallout+0.00
neutral
"The GDrv low-level driver in GIGABYTE APP Center v1.05.21 and earlier, AORUS GRAPHICS ENGINE before 1.57, XTREME GAMING ENGINE before 1.26, and OC GURU II v2.08 exposes functionality to read and write Machine Specific Registers (MSRs)."
DOSSIER SOURCES
Open questions: What is Gigabyte's current vulnerability disclosure program? · What remediation steps have been taken to address the identified vulnerabilities?
DOSSIER · dex-RAG synthesis · grounded in our own collection + trusted sourcesbuilt 2026-08-08 04:04:06.334846+00:00