CVE-2025-2296

HighCVSS 8.4

Published: 09/12/2025(UTC)Updated: 07/10/2026(UTC)Translated: 08/10/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk

0.77%

54th percentile - higher than 54% of all known CVEs

Summary

EDK2 contains a vulnerability in BIOS where an attacker with local access may cause 'Improper Input Validation'. Successful exploitation could alter control flow unexpectedly, potentially allowing arbitrary command execution and impacting Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability.

Risk Assessment

A local attacker may gain the ability to execute arbitrary code in BIOS, potentially leading to full system compromise, affecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Recommendation

Apply patches provided by EDK2 vendor or motherboard manufacturer to fix the vulnerability.

Other vulnerabilities in EDK2

CVE-2024-38798Medium
EDK2 contains a vulnerability in BIOS where an attacker may cause 'Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor' by local access. Successful exploitation may lead to information disclosure or privilege escalation and impact confidentiality.

Original NVD description (English source)

EDK2 contains a vulnerability in BIOS where an attacker may cause “ Improper Input Validation” by local access. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could alter control flow in unexpected ways, potentially allowing arbitrary command execution and impacting Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS