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CVE-2024-38798

Uncleared password keystrokes in circular queue can lead to information disclosure or escalation of privilege

MEDIUM
5.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 9, 2025 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: October 2, 2026 at 12:10 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorEDK2

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Severity
MEDIUM5.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

EDK2· Tianocore
60%
v < edk2-stable202511
Affected range stops below edk2-stable202511, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

Source: cverecord
https://github.com/tianocore/edk2/security/advisories/GHSA-q2c6-37h5-7cwf

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.8MEDIUMTianoCore
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-200

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