Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-44624 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-44624 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-44624?
- Informational severity, published 10 November 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Intel Slim Bootloader Versions prior to INTEL-SA-01526 mitigation.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-44624?
- 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-2026-44624 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in device firmware.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-44624?
- Check whether you run Intel Slim Bootloader at an affected version. 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
An incorrect comparison in the Ext2 parser component of Intel Slim Bootloader running in Ring 0 context can be exploited via local access by a system software adversary with privileged user rights. The vulnerability enables data corruption and system availability impact with low attack complexity and specific attack requirements. This affects confidentiality minimally but causes high integrity and availability compromise.
Affected products
- Intel Slim Bootloader Versions prior to INTEL-SA-01526 mitigation
Timeline
- 2026-11-10: disclosed: CVE-2026-44624 published in advisory INTEL-SA-01526