CVE-2024-38798 — Sensitive Information Exposure in Edk2
Severity
5.8MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 90.23%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedDec 9
Description
EDK2 contains a vulnerability in BIOS where an attacker may cause “Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor” by local access. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will lead to
possible information disclosure or escalation of privilege
and impact Confidentiality.
CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L
Affected Packages1 packages
🔴Vulnerability Details
3OSV▶
CVE-2024-38798: EDK2 contains a vulnerability in BIOS where an attacker may cause “Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor” by local access↗2025-12-09
CVEList▶
Uncleared password keystrokes in circular queue can lead to information disclosure or escalation of privilege↗2025-12-09
GHSA▶
GHSA-r48c-47wj-rhc5: EDK2 contains a vulnerability in BIOS where an attacker may cause “Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor” by local access↗2025-12-09