CVE-2020-10648

Summary

CVECVE-2020-10648
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-03-19 14:15:12 UTC
Updated2026-05-12 10:16:36 UTC
DescriptionDas U-Boot through 2020.01 allows attackers to bypass verified boot restrictions and subsequently boot arbitrary images by providing a crafted FIT image to a system configured to boot the default configuration.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.001230000 probability, percentile 0.309480000 (date 2026-05-12)

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Denx U-boot All All All All
Application Denx U-boot 2020.01 - All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 15.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified
ADP Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000 affected V2.17.1 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000RE affected V2.17.1 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400 affected V2.17.1 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1500 affected V2.17.1 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1501 affected V2.17.1 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1510 affected V2.17.1 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1511 affected V2.17.1 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1512 affected V2.17.1 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1524 affected V2.17.1 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1536 affected V2.17.1 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX5000 affected V2.17.1 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Das U-Boot Verified Boot Bypass af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 labs.f-secure.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Commits · u-boot/u-boot · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - U-Boot verified boot improper signature verification af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-577017.html 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e cert-portal.siemens.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2020:1869-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 750595 OpenSUSE Security Update for u-boot (openSUSE-SU-2020:1930-1)
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