CVE-2023-48733 (GCVE-0-2023-48733)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-02-14 21:54 – Updated: 2025-05-08 15:18
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
6.7 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-02-15 16:17 UTC
CWE
- CWE-1188 - Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default
Assigner
References
5 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/edk2/+b… | issue-tracking |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48733 | issue-tracking |
| https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/… | mailing-list |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxd/+bu… | issue-tracking |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024… |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Ltd. | Ubuntu EDK II |
Affected:
0 , < 2023.05-2ubuntu0.1
(semver)
|
guessed |
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