CVE-2024-7344

high

Description

Howyar UEFI Application "Reloader" (32-bit and 64-bit) is vulnerable to execution of unsigned software in a hardcoded path.

References

https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/529659

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/09/12/hybridpetya-ransomware-secure-boot-bypass/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-hybridpetya-ransomware-can-bypass-uefi-secure-boot/

https://thehackernews.com/2025/09/new-hybridpetya-ransomware-bypasses.html

https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/hybridpetya-mimics-notpetya-uefi/

https://www.databreachtoday.com/hybridpetya-crypto-locker-outsmarts-uefi-secure-boot-a-29437

https://www.binarly.io/blog/another-crack-in-the-chain-of-trust

https://securityaffairs.com/173175/security/flaw-bypass-secure-boot-in-uefi-systems.html

https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/eset-research/under-cloak-uefi-secure-boot-introducing-cve-2024-7344/

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/01/16/uefi-secure-boot-bypass-vulnerability-cve-2024-7344/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-uefi-secure-boot-flaw-exposes-systems-to-bootkits-patch-now/

https://thehackernews.com/2025/01/new-uefi-secure-boot-vulnerability.html

https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/01/microsoft-patches-windows-to-eliminate-secure-boot-bypass-threat/

https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/529659

https://www.eset.com/blog/enterprise/preparing-for-uefi-bootkits-eset-discovery-shows-the-importance-of-cyber-intelligence/

https://uefi.org/specs/UEFI/2.10/32_Secure_Boot_and_Driver_Signing.html

https://uefi.org/specs/UEFI/2.10/03_Boot_Manager.html

https://uefi.org/revocationlistfile

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2025-01-14

Updated: 2025-01-22

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00017