VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-7020
CVSS score2.1 LOW
EPSS probability0.20%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2009-08-21
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Description
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.