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CVE-2023-48733

An insecure default to allow UEFI Shell in EDK2 was left enabled in Ubuntu's EDK2. This allows an OS-resident attacker t

An insecure default to allow UEFI Shell in EDK2 was left enabled in Ubuntu's EDK2. This allows an OS-resident attacker to bypass Secure Boot.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.7 EPSS 0.00015
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-1188Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default
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Affected Products & Versions

3
canonical lxdall versions
tianocore edk2<= 2023.11-8
debian linuxall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

6.7
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · security@ubuntu.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD14 Feb 2024 · 10:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
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Vendor Advisories

2
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:13807-1
usnUSN-6638-1
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References & Sources

5
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/edk2/+bug/2040137Issue Tracking
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxd/+bug/2040139Issue Tracking
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00028.htmlMailing List
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48733Third Party Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/14/4Mailing List
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