Is CVE-2008-7020 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-7020 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-7020?

CVE-2008-7020 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.1 (LOW).

CVE-2008-7020

LOW · CVSS 2.1EPSS 0.2%EU EUVD

McAfee SafeBoot Device Encryption 4 build 4750 and earlier stores pre-boot authentication passwords in the BIOS Keyboard buffer and does not clear this buffer 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-310
EPSS score: 0.2% (10th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-6979)
Published: August 21, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-6979 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

mcafee / safeboot device encryption

References

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

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