CVE-2024-28924
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2024-28924 is a Secure Boot Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability that affects various versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems. The vulnerability was initially disclosed on April 9, 2024, and was discovered by Microsoft Corporation (Microsoft Advisory).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.7 (Medium) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability is classified as a Stack-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-121) according to Microsoft Corporation (NVD).

Impact

This security feature bypass vulnerability affects the Secure Boot functionality in Microsoft Windows systems. If successfully exploited, it could lead to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected systems (Microsoft Advisory).

Exploitability

The vulnerability requires local access and high privileges for exploitation, as indicated by the CVSS metrics (AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N). No public exploits or active exploitation in the wild have been reported at this time (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability across multiple affected Windows versions, including Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server editions. Users are advised to apply the appropriate security updates for their systems (NVD).

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