TI-2008-03732 Aliases CVE-2008-3893 GHSA-7wvg-9w7x-48xm

Microsoft Bitlocker in Windows Vista before SP1 stores pre-boot authentication passwords…

LOW 28CWE-200Published 2008-09-03 · Updated 2025-04-03

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

Microsoft Bitlocker in Windows Vista before SP1 stores pre-boot authentication passwords in the BIOS Keyboard buffer and does not clear this buffer during boot, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the physical memory locations associated with this buffer.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.01499 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:::enterprise:::::*	all versions	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:::ultimate:::::*	all versions	Vulnerable	Microsoft

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:ultimate:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-3893
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7wvg-9w7x-48xm

References

Other 1

http://www.ivizsecurity.com/security-advisory-iviz-sr-0801.html

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Sources

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