6.8

CVE-2024-36293: intel-microcode Improper Access Control

CVSS: 6.8v4.0MediumDeferred
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2024-36293UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36293DEBIAN-CVE-2024-36293
Published 12-02-2025Last modified 03-11-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-36293 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Improper Access Control vulnerability in intel-microcode. EPSS estimates a 0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
27/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.25%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 11 · Related 8

Timeline

  1. 12-02-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-11-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Improper access control in the EDECCSSA user leaf function for some Intel(R) Processors with Intel(R) SGX may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

CVSS metrics

7 scores · 5 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.25%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

16%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.26% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.25%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Alpine1 product
  • intel-ucode< 20250211-r0
Debian1 product
  • intel-microcode< 3.20250211.1~deb12u1 | < 3.20250211.1
Ubuntu1 product
  • intel-microcodeAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 3.20250211.0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1 | < 3.20250211.0ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1 | < 3.20250211.0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | < 3.20250211.0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | < 3.20250211.0ubuntu0.24.04.1

3 vendors · 3 products

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