BlackLotus UEFI Signature Detected

medium Nessus Plugin ID 192247

Synopsis

A signature associated with a bootkit has been detected on the remote host.

Description

A signature known to be associated with the BlackLotus malware has been detected on the remote host.

Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory for guidance.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?812e4807

http://www.nessus.org/u?cd20116b

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 192247

File Name: windows_uefi_blacklotus.nbin

Version: 1.21

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 3/19/2024

Updated: 11/12/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-21894

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.4

Temporal Score: 4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows

Required KB Items: SMB/WMI/Available

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/11/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/11/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-21894