CVE-2025-2296 (GCVE-0-2025-2296)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-12-09 15:00 – Updated: 2025-12-09 15:11
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Title
Un-verified kernel bypass Secure Boot mechanism in direct boot mode
Summary
EDK2 contains a vulnerability in BIOS where an attacker may cause “ Improper Input Validation” by local access. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could alter control flow in unexpected ways, potentially allowing arbitrary command execution and impacting Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability.
Severity
8.4 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:L/SI:H/SA:L
CWE
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
TianoCore EDK2 Affected: 0 , < edk2-stable202502 (Custom)
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Date Public
2025-12-09 15:00
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