Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2024-8105 affects UEFI firmware that used a hard-coded Platform Key for Secure Boot. If an attacker has the matching private key, they can make malicious firmware components appear trusted. This can undermine a core boot-time security control, but exploitation requires high privilege and specific key possession.
Executive priority
Treat this as a targeted firmware trust risk, not a broad internet-exposed emergency. Prioritize validation for critical systems because remediation may depend on OEM firmware availability and device lifecycle status.
Technical view
This is CWE-321: use of a hard-coded cryptographic key. Affected UEFI implementations trust a software-based Platform Key whose private key may be known or obtainable. CVSS is 6.4 with local access, high complexity, and high privileges required, but potential confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact is high.
Likely exposure
Exposure is firmware- and model-specific. The source bundle references OEM advisories from Supermicro, Intel, Fujitsu, and Gigabyte. The provided affected-product data is limited and includes entries marked defaultStatus unaffected, so organizations should validate exposure against vendor advisories and firmware inventories.
Exploitation context
Successful abuse requires local access, high privileges, high complexity, and possession of the corresponding PK private key. It could allow signed UEFI executables or firmware components to bypass Secure Boot trust validation. No KEV listing is present, and the provided sources do not state active exploitation.
Researcher notes
Focus on firmware provenance, PK enrollment, and OEM-specific guidance. Avoid assuming every listed vendor product is affected; the supplied affected table is incomplete and partly marked unaffected. Binarly and CERT/CC materials are the primary technical references in this bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Check OEM advisories for affected models and firmware-specific remediation.
- Apply vendor-provided firmware or Secure Boot key updates where available.
- Prioritize servers, shared workstations, and high-value endpoints.
- Review vendor end-of-life statements before assuming updates exist.
- Restrict administrative access on endpoints pending firmware validation.
Validation and detection
- Inventory systems by vendor, model, and firmware version.
- Confirm Secure Boot state and enrolled Platform Key details.
- Compare firmware and PK indicators against vendor advisories.
- Use vendor tools or guidance for definitive exposure confirmation.
- Track exceptions where devices are end-of-life or unsupported.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.4 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H0.55.9CISA-ADPVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.4MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vulnerability timeline
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- CVE reservedCVE Program
The CVE ID was reserved by the assigning CNA.
- CVE publishedCVE Program
The CVE record was published.
- CVE updatedCVE Program
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- UEFI Forum Standards on SecureBoot and Driver Signing AdvisoryCVE reference, certcc · product, technical-description
- Binarly Finder's AdvisoryCVE reference, certcc · technical-description
- CERT/CC AdvisoryCVE reference, certcc · third-party-advisory
- Binarly Technical DescriptionCVE reference, certcc · technical-description, signature
- Supermicro AdvisoryCVE reference, certcc · vendor-advisory
- Intel Advisory cum End-ofLife anouncementCVE reference, certcc · vendor-advisory
- Fujitsu AdvisoryCVE reference, certcc · vendor-advisory
- Gigabyte AdvisoryCVE reference, certcc · vendor-advisory
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/455367CVE reference, CVE
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
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Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key
Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.