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TI-2008-06708 Aliases CVE-2008-7020GHSA-23fr-29gc-hh5j

McAfee SafeBoot Device Encryption 4 build 4750 and earlier stores pre-boot authentication…

Priority LOW 11CWE-310Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

McAfee SafeBoot Device Encryption 4 build 4750 and earlier stores pre-boot authentication passwords in the BIOS Keyboard buffer and does not clear this buffer after use, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the physical memory locations associated with this buffer.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00203 10th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:safeboot_device_encryption:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4VulnerableMcAfee
  • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:safeboot_device_encryption:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4 Vulnerable ·McAfee

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-7020
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-23fr-29gc-hh5j

References

Other 3

Sources

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