Is CVE-2008-3896 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-3896 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-3896?

CVE-2008-3896 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.1 (LOW).

CVE-2008-3896

LOW · CVSS 2.1EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

Grub Legacy 0.97 and earlier stores pre-boot authentication passwords in the BIOS Keyboard buffer and does not clear this buffer before and after use, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the physical memory locations associated with this buffer.

Key facts

CVSS score: 2.1 (v2.0)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-200
EPSS score: 0.3% (28th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-3882)
Published: September 3, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-3882 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

gnu / grub legacy
gnu / grub legacy
gnu / grub legacy
gnu / grub legacy
gnu / grub legacy
gnu / grub legacy
gnu / grub legacy
gnu / grub legacy
gnu / grub legacy
gnu / grub legacy

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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