High severity · published Jul 9, 2024
CVE-2024-37978
Secure Boot Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
8.0
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 59% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
W1
Windows 11 22h2 · Microsoft
before 10.0.22621.3880 · source: NVD
W1
Windows 11 23h2 · Microsoft
before 10.0.22631.3880 · source: NVD
WS
Windows Server 2022 23h2 · Microsoft
before 10.0.25398.1009 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37978
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-37978
Patch
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-37978
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