CVE-2026-44624

MEDIUMCVSS 5.7/10

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CVE-2026-44624 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.7/10 on the CVSS scale. Incorrect comparison in the Ext2 parser for the Intel(R) Slim Bootloader within Ring 0: Bare Metal OS may allow a denial of service. System software adversary with a privileged user combined with a low complexity attack may enable data corruption.

Description

Incorrect comparison in the Ext2 parser for the Intel(R) Slim Bootloader within Ring 0: Bare Metal OS may allow a denial of service. System software adversary with a privileged user combined with a low complexity attack may enable data corruption. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are present without special internal knowledge and requires no user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (none), integrity (high) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts.

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Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.

VendorProductVersions
—Intel(R) Slim BootloaderSee references

References

Timeline

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Status
Awaiting Analysis

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-44624?
Incorrect comparison in the Ext2 parser for the Intel(R) Slim Bootloader within Ring 0: Bare Metal OS may allow a denial of service. System software adversary with a privileged user combined with a low complexity attack may enable data corruption. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are present without special internal knowledge and requires no user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (none), integrity (high) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts.
How severe is CVE-2026-44624?
CVE-2026-44624 has a CVSS score of 5.7/10 (MEDIUM severity).
How do I fix CVE-2026-44624?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST