The PKfail incident shocked the computer industry,exposinga deeply hidden flaw within the core of modern firmware infrastructure.
According to them, the situation is dire, and the industry must undergo a significant modernization effort.
At the end of August 2024, PKfail was finally assigned a tracking ID within the CVE system.
TheCVE-2024-8105flaw describes a critical supply chain vulnerability affecting UEFI firmware and Secure Boot (SB).
Binarly analysts discovered that a compromised PK was leaked and shared on GitHub in 2022.
The free detection service also allowed Binarly to uncover the true scope of the PKfail incident.
However, these risks can be mitigated if the tech industry adopts a secure-by-design development philosophy.
