Edk2
Vendor:
First CVE: Oct 28, 2019 · Active for 6 years
33
Total CVEs
More Total CVEs than 97% of tracked products
5.5
Avg CVEs / Year
Higher CVE frequency than 91% of tracked products
7.5
Avg CVSS
Higher Avg CVSS than 52% of tracked products
0.0%
KEV Rate
Bottom 1%
Trends Over Time
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact Edk2 over time
Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
Oct 28, 2019
6 years ago
Most Recent CVE
Nov 26, 2025
244 days ago
CVE Severity & Scoring
Edk233 CVEs
33%
64%
All CVEs353,173 CVEs
45%
40%
11%
MediumHighCritical
Attack Vector
Local13 (39.4%)
Network10 (30.3%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Physical3 (9.1%)
Adjacent Network7 (21.2%)
Attack Complexity
Low32 (97.0%)
High1 (3.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
User Interaction
None33 (100.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Required0 (0.0%)
Privileges Required
Low11 (33.3%)
High4 (12.1%)
None18 (54.5%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Top CVEs
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (33 CVEs).
33 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2021-38578CRITICAL Existing CommBuffer checks in SmmEntryPoint will not catch underflow when computing BufferSize. | Mar 3, 2022 | 9.8 | 31 | NO | NO |
CVE-2025-2486HIGH The Ubuntu edk2 UEFI firmware packages accidentally allowed the UEFI Shell to be accessed in Secure Boot environments, possibly allowing bypass of Secure Boot constraints. Versions | Nov 26, 2025 | 8.8 | 26 | NO | NO |
CVE-2021-38575HIGH NetworkPkg/IScsiDxe has remotely exploitable buffer overflows. | Dec 1, 2021 | 8.1 | 26 | NO | NO |
CVE-2023-45235HIGH EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to a buffer overflow vulnerability when
handling Server ID option
from a DHCPv6 proxy Advertise message. This
vulnerability can be | Jan 16, 2024 | 8.8 | 25 | NO | NO |
CVE-2023-45234HIGH EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to a buffer overflow vulnerability when processing DNS Servers option from a DHCPv6 Advertise message. This
vulnerability can be exploited by | Jan 16, 2024 | 8.8 | 25 | NO | NO |
CVE-2019-14586HIGH Use after free vulnerability in EDK II may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege, information disclosure and/or denial of service via adjacent a | Nov 23, 2020 | 8.0 | 25 | NO | NO |
CVE-2019-14575HIGH Logic issue in DxeImageVerificationHandler() for EDK II may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. | Nov 23, 2020 | 7.8 | 25 | NO | NO |
CVE-2019-14563HIGH Integer truncation in EDK II may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. | Nov 23, 2020 | 7.8 | 25 | NO | NO |
CVE-2019-14559HIGH Uncontrolled resource consumption in EDK II may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via network access. | Nov 23, 2020 | 7.5 | 25 | NO | NO |
CVE-2021-38576HIGH A BIOS bug in firmware for a particular PC model leaves the Platform authorization value empty. This can be used to permanently brick the TPM in multiple ways, as well as to non-pe | Jan 3, 2022 | 7.5 | 24 | NO | NO |
Exploit Exposure
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (33 CVEs).
CISA KEV
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Metasploit
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Nuclei
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
ExploitDB
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Social Chatter
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (33 CVEs).
Media Mentions
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (33 CVEs).
Top CNAs Publishing CVEs For Edk2
Top CWEs
Versions
| Version | CVE Count | Avg CVSS | Avg EPSS | KEV | Exploits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202405 | 1 | 8.8 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| 202402* | 1 | 8.8 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| 202105 | 1 | 7.5 | 1.2% | 0 | 0 |
| 202102 | 1 | 7.5 | 1.2% | 0 | 0 |
| 202011 | 1 | 7.5 | 1.2% | 0 | 0 |
| 202008 | 2 | 7.1 | 0.8% | 0 | 0 |
| 202005 | 1 | 7.5 | 1.2% | 0 | 0 |
| 202002 | 1 | 7.5 | 1.2% | 0 | 0 |
| 201911 | 1 | 7.5 | 1.2% | 0 | 0 |
| 201908 | 1 | 7.5 | 1.2% | 0 | 0 |
| 201905 | 2 | 7.5 | 1.1% | 0 | 0 |
| 201903 | 1 | 7.5 | 1.2% | 0 | 0 |
| 201811 | 1 | 7.5 | 1.2% | 0 | 0 |
| 201808 | 1 | 7.5 | 1.2% | 0 | 0 |