CVE-2025-2296
Un-verified kernel bypass Secure Boot mechanism in direct boot mode
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.4 High
- Published
- Dec 9, 2025
- Updated
- Dec 9, 2025
- Reserved
- Mar 13, 2025
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 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 | TianoCore |
Weaknesses
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
EDK2TianoCore |
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References
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