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.
Published: 2024-02-14
Score: 6.7 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-53649 An insecure default to allow UEFI Shell in EDK2 was left enabled in LXD. This allows an OS-resident attacker to bypass Secure Boot.
History

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Tianocore
Tianocore edk2
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:tianocore:edk2:*:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Tianocore
Tianocore edk2

Thu, 24 Oct 2024 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Canonical
Canonical lxd
Weaknesses CWE-276
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Canonical
Canonical lxd
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

Published:

Updated: 2024-10-24T16:44:29.650Z

Reserved: 2023-12-05T19:36:34.701Z

Link: CVE-2023-49721

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T22:01:25.700Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-02-14T22:15:47.530

Modified: 2025-08-26T17:19:29.193

Link: CVE-2023-49721

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses