PT-2024-2839 · Microsoft · Windows

Zammis Clark · Published 2024-04-09 · Updated 2025-01-08 · CVE-2024-26168

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the Secure Boot protocol implementation, which can be exploited to bypass security restrictions. This could allow an attacker to affect the system. No information is provided about the estimated number of potentially affected devices or real-world incidents.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Heap Based Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-122

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-02987

CVE-2024-26168

Affected Products

Windows

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26168 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26168 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2024-26168 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-02987 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26168 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-26168 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1777750492430389366 · Twitter Post