Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2025-2296 as tracked by Ubuntu, for the package edk2. No fixed version has been recorded for this distribution yet.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs administrative privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity high, availability low.
CVSS metrics in full
The score comes from this vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:L/SI:H/SA:L
- Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
- Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
- Attack requirements: None — no deployment-specific condition has to hold.
- Privileges required: High — administrative rights are needed first.
- User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
- Confidentiality impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
- Integrity impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
- Availability impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
Weakness class
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-2296 is classified as CWE-20: Improper Input Validation. The application accepts input without checking that it has the expected form, so malformed values reach code that assumes they are well formed.
Affected software
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-2296 is recorded against 1 package.
Timeline and source
Published on 9 December 2025 and last revised on 8 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
ubuntu.com (Report)
www.cve.org (Report)
github.com (Report)
www.kraxel.org (Report)
Other advisories for this package
edk2 has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:
Same weakness in other software
These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-20: Improper Input Validation) in other software:
