CVE-2024-7344
Howyar UEFI Application "Reloader" (32-bit and 64-bit) is vulnerable to execution of unsigned software in a hardcoded path.
Howyar UEFI Application "Reloader" (32-bit and 64-bit) is vulnerable to execution of unsigned software in a hardcoded path.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
8.2
Howyar UEFI Application "Reloader" (32-bit and 64-bit) is vulnerable to execution of unsigned software in a hardcoded path.
- Record
CVE-2024-7344- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-347
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
8.2
Howyar UEFI Application "Reloader" (32-bit and 64-bit) is vulnerable to execution of unsigned software in a hardcoded path.
Howyar UEFI Application "Reloader" (32-bit and 64-bit) is vulnerable to execution of unsigned software in a hardcoded path.
- Record
CVE-2024-7344- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-48259
8.2
Howyar UEFI Application "Reloader" (32-bit and 64-bit) is vulnerable to execution of unsigned software in a hardcoded path.
- Record
EUVD-2024-48259- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7xfj-4r7x-3733
6.5
Howyar UEFI Application "Reloader" (32-bit and 64-bit) is vulnerable to execution of unsigned...
Howyar UEFI Application "Reloader" (32-bit and 64-bit) is vulnerable to execution of unsigned software in a hardcoded path.
- Record
GHSA-7xfj-4r7x-3733- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-347
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | TheMalwareGuardian/CVE-2024-7344 | 2026-02-08 |
| PoC in GitHub | TheMalwareGuardian/CVE-2026-79298 | 2026-09-11 |
| PoC in GitHub | TheMalwareGuardian/UEFI-Security-Research-Howyar-SysReturn-NetCopy | 2026-06-15 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-7344 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.2) in Ces Taiwan Neoimpact, published January 14, 2025. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.08%, the 65th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
uefi.org/revocationlistfile
uefi.org/specs/UEFI/2.10/32_Secure_Boot_and_Driver_Signing.html
uefi.org/specs/UEFI/2.10/03_Boot_Manager.html
eset.com/blog/enterprise/preparing-for-uefi-bootkits-eset-discovery-shows-the-importance-of-cyber-intelligence
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/529659
welivesecurity.com/en/eset-research/under-cloak-uefi-secure-boot-introducing-cve-2024-7344
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7344
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7xfj-4r7x-3733