CVE-2024-37978: Secure Boot Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Overview

Severity

High (CVSS 8)

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Category

Security Feature Bypass

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Exploitation Likelihood

Less Likely

Patch Tuesday

2024-Jul

Released

2024-07-09

EPSS Score

2.35% (percentile: 84.9%)

FAQ

What kind of security feature could be bypassed by successfully exploiting this vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could bypass Secure Boot. According to the CVSS metric, the attack vector is adjacent (AV:A). What does that mean for this vulnerability? An unauthenticated attacker with LAN access could exploit this vulnerability. According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R) and privileges required are none (PR:N). What does that mean for this vulnerability? An unauthorized attacker must wait for a user to initiate a connection.

Affected Products (5)

ESU

• Windows 11 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems

Windows

• Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems
• Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)

Security Updates (2)

• 5040442
• 5040438

Acknowledgments

<a href="https://twitter.com/4zure9">Azure Yang</a> with <a href="http://www.cyberkl.com/">Kunlun Lab</a>

Revision History

• 2024-07-09: Information published.