Akeo develops Rufus, a widely used utility for bootable USB creation, where its vulnerability profile centers on code-integrity and cryptographic-validation issues including unsigned code downloads, improper certificate handling, and insufficient signature verification. These weakness classes reflect the supply-chain trust demands of a tool that distributes and writes system images to removable media. Current severity, exploitation, and exposure figures are shown alongside this summary.
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact products developed by Akeo over time
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (4 CVEs).
4 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2019-1010101CRITICAL Akeo Consulting Rufus 3.0 and earlier is affected by: Insecure Permissions. The impact is: arbitrary code execution with escalation of privilege. The component is: Executable insta | Jul 19, 2019 | 9.8 | 29 | NO | NO |
CVE-2026-23988HIGH Rufus is a utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives. Versions 4.11 and below contain a race condition (TOCTOU) in src/net.c during the creation, validation, a | Jan 22, 2026 | 7.0 | 26 | NO | NO |
CVE-2017-13083HIGH Akeo Consulting Rufus prior to version 2.17.1187 does not adequately validate the integrity of updates downloaded over HTTP, allowing an attacker to easily convince a user to execu | Oct 18, 2017 | 8.1 | 25 | NO | NO |
CVE-2019-1010100HIGH Akeo Consulting Rufus 3.0 and earlier is affected by: DLL search order hijacking. The impact is: Arbitrary code execution WITH escalation of privilege. The component is: Executable | Jul 19, 2019 | 7.8 | 23 | NO | NO |
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (4 CVEs).
An overview of all social media posts that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Akeo.
Media articles that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Akeo — matched by CVE ID, not by vendor name.