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Status published
Medium
CVE-2023-49721
An insecure default to allow UEFI Shell in EDK2 was...
Vulnerability Description
An insecure default to allow UEFI Shell in EDK2 was left enabled in LXD. This allows an OS-resident attacker to bypass Secure Boot.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Mate Kukri
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Affected Vendor
Canonical Ltd.
View all reports →Affected Software
LXD
Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 14th, 2024
Last Modified:
October 24th, 2024
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.