An insecure default to allow UEFI Shell in EDK2 was left enabled in Ubuntu's EDK2. This allows an OS-resident attacker to bypass Secure Boot.
CVE-2023-48733
Score 6.7 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2024-02-15. NVD baseline CVSS 6.7; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 6.7
- EG Score
- 6.7(medium)
- EG Risk
- 46(Track*)EG Risk 46/100SSVC: Track*
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity67% × 45%Exploitation40% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 18%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
February 14, 2024
Last Modified
August 26, 2025
References (10)
- security@ubuntuhttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/edk2/+bug/2040137
- security@ubuntuhttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxd/+bug/2040139
- security@ubuntuhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00028.html
- security@ubuntuhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48733
- security@ubuntuhttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/14/4
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/edk2/+bug/2040137
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxd/+bug/2040139
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00028.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48733
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/14/4
Patch Availability(1)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | qemu-efi-arm (2023.05-2ubuntu0.1) @ mantic | 2026-05-24 | ubuntu |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(5 across 5 ecosystems)
Debian:10(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| edk2 | 0~20181115.85588389-3, 0~20181115.85588389-3+deb10u1, 0~20181115.85588389-3+deb10u2, 0~20181115.85588389-3+deb10u3 | 0~20181115.85588389-3+deb10u4 | — |
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| edk2 | 2020.11-2, 2020.11-2+deb11u1 | 2020.11-2+deb11u2 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| edk2 | 2022.11-6 | 2022.11-6+deb12u1 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| edk2 | — | 2023.11-7 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| edk2 | — | 2023.11-7 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
All Vendor Advisories
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