HIGH 8.2 Microsoft
CVE-2025-2296
Un-verified kernel bypass Secure Boot mechanism in direct boot mode
Microsoft Security Update 2025-Dec: Un-verified kernel bypass Secure Boot mechanism in direct boot mode
Affected Products
- azl3 edk2 20240524git3e722403cd16-10 on Azure Linux 3.0
- azl3 qemu 8.2.0-25 on Azure Linux 3.0
- cbl2 edk2 20230301gitf80f052277c8-43 on CBL Mariner 2.0
- cbl2 hvloader 1.0.1-14 on CBL Mariner 2.0
- cbl2 qemu 6.2.0-26 on CBL Mariner 2.0
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-2296
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-2296
This high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.2 was published on 2025-12-09 via Microsoft. Affected: azl3 edk2 20240524git3e722403cd16-10 on Azure Linux 3.0, azl3 qemu 8.2.0-25 on Azure Linux 3.0, cbl2 edk2 20230301gitf80f052277c8-43 on CBL Mariner 2.0 and 2 more.
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