CVE-2024-38798 (GCVE-0-2024-38798)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-12-09 15:00 – Updated: 2025-12-09 15:14
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Summary
EDK2 contains a vulnerability in BIOS where an attacker may cause “Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor” by local access. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will lead to possible information disclosure or escalation of privilege and impact Confidentiality.
Severity ?
5.8 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L
CWE
  • CWE-200 - Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
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TianoCore EDK2 Affected: 0 , < edk2-stable202511 (Custom)
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