CVE-2024-24981
Improper input validation in PfrSmiUpdateFw driver in UEFI firmware for some Intel(R) Server...
Improper input validation in PfrSmiUpdateFw driver in UEFI firmware for some Intel(R) Server M50FCP Family products may allow a privileged user to enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Improper input validation in PfrSmiUpdateFw driver in UEFI firmware for some Intel(R) Server M50FCP Family products may allow a privileged user to enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2024-24981- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-22344
Improper input validation in PfrSmiUpdateFw driver in UEFI firmware for some Intel(R) Server M50FCP Family products may allow a privileged user to enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
EUVD-2024-22344- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7qhx-cw4f-c3v5
Improper input validation in PfrSmiUpdateFw driver in UEFI firmware for some Intel(R) Server...
Improper input validation in PfrSmiUpdateFw driver in UEFI firmware for some Intel(R) Server M50FCP Family products may allow a privileged user to enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
GHSA-7qhx-cw4f-c3v5- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper input validation in PfrSmiUpdateFw driver in UEFI firmware for some Intel(R) Server M50FCP Family products may allow a privileged user to enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2024-24981- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-24981 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Intel Server M50fcp Family, published May 16, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.19%, the 9th percentile. No source names a fixed version.