Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-35500 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-35500 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-35500?
- Informational severity, published 10 November 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Intel Slim Bootloader.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-35500?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-35500 attacked?
- It is attacked with physical access.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-35500?
- Check whether you run Intel Slim Bootloader. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
Stack-based buffer overflow in UEFI firmware startup code and SMM within Ring 0 Bare Metal OS. Attack requires physical access and no authentication; low complexity. Successful exploitation grants Ring 0 execution enabling full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Affected products
- Intel Slim Bootloader
Timeline
- 2026-11-10: advisory