Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2025-2296

EDK2 contains a vulnerability in BIOS where an attacker may cause “ Improper Input Validation” by local access.

Published Dec 9, 2025 · catalog updated Dec 9, 2025 · Tianocore EDK2

Last checked Oct 28, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-2296. EPSS is 0.77%. Act only if a listed version of Tianocore EDK2 is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High8.4
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.77%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Tianocore EDK2 0 <edk2-stable202502

EDK2 contains a vulnerability in BIOS where an attacker may cause “ Improper Input Validation” by local access. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could alter control flow in unexpected ways, potentially allowing arbitrary command execution and impacting Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor Tianocore EDK2 0 <edk2-stable2025020 <edk2-stable202502

How to fix CVE-2025-2296

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-2296. EPSS is 0.77%. Act only if a listed version of Tianocore EDK2 is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Tianocore EDK2 0 <edk2-stable202502 0 <edk2-stable202502. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.77%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 9, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    EDK2 contains a vulnerability in BIOS where an attacker may cause “ Improper Input Validation” by local access. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could alter control flow in unexpected ways, potentially allowing arbitrary command execution and impacting Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability.

  2. Dec 9, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    EDK2 contains a vulnerability in BIOS where an attacker may cause “ Improper Input Validation” by local access. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could alter control flow in unexpected ways, potentially allowing arbitrary command execution and impacting Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-2296

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-2296

    30-day exploitation probability 0.77%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-201946

    EDK2 contains a vulnerability in BIOS where an attacker may cause “ Improper Input Validation” by local access. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could alter control flow in unexpected ways, potentially allowing arbitrary command execution and impacting Confidentialit

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 28, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 28, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 28, 2026
  • EUVDOct 27, 2026