Microsoft Windows up to Server 2022 23H2 Secure Boot protection mechanism

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2022 23H2 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Secure Boot. Executing a manipulation can lead to protection mechanism. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-28920. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2022 23H2. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Secure Boot. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a protection mechanism vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-693. The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 04/09/2024 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is available at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-28920. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/09/2025).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 6.8
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Protection mechanism
CWE: CWE-693
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Unproven

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

03/13/2024 🔍
04/09/2024 +27 days 🔍
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01/09/2025 +274 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-28920 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-28920
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-260026
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215

Entryinfo

Created: 04/09/2024 20:10
Updated: 01/09/2025 05:11
Changes: 04/09/2024 20:10 (34), 04/09/2024 20:13 (35), 05/15/2024 08:51 (1), 05/15/2024 08:52 (10), 01/09/2025 05:11 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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