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CVE-2022-34302

Published: Aug 26, 2022Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-noinfo
6.7MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.0%
Top 39.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

A flaw was found in New Horizon Datasys bootloaders before 2022-06-01. An attacker may use this bootloader to bypass or tamper with Secure Boot protections. In order to load and execute arbitrary code in the pre-boot stage, an attacker simply needs to replace the existing signed bootloader currently in use with this bootloader. Access to the EFI System Partition is required for booting using external media.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:HUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

Microsoft Corp
commercial·USaka microsoft, microsoft corporation
Windows 10 1607On-premOS
Operating Systems / windows
Windows 11On-premOS
Operating Systems / windows
Windows 8.1On-premOS
Operating Systems / windows
Windows RT 8.1On-premOS
Operating Systems / windows
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)On-premOS
Operating Systems / windows
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)On-premOS
Operating Systems / windows
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)On-premOS
Operating Systems / windows
Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)On-premOS
Operating Systems / windows
horizondatasys
commercial
uefi bootloaderEmbedded
Hardware Firmware / bios-uefi
redhat
commercial·USaka red hat
enterprise linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
and 21 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://edk2-docs.gitbook.io/understanding-the-uefi-secure-boot-chain/secure_boot_chain_in_uefi/uefi_secure_boot
edk2-docs.gitbook.io
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01001.html
intel.com
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/309662
kb.cert.org
and 2 more references View all →
News mentions
1

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