{"id":86345,"date":"2026-01-22T04:02:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T04:02:24","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T06:00:00","slug":"cve-2024-42446-aptiov-bios-vulnerability-enabling-arbitrary-code-execution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-42446-aptiov-bios-vulnerability-enabling-arbitrary-code-execution\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2024-42446: APTIOV BIOS Vulnerability Enabling Arbitrary Code Execution<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>APTIOV&#8217;s BIOS is susceptible to a significant vulnerability, CVE-2024-42446, that permits a local attacker to provoke a Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition. This vulnerability potentially impacts all systems running affected versions of this BIOS, and its exploitation could lead to a system compromise or data leakage, thereby making it a considerable threat to the integrity of users&#8217; data and system security.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2024-42446<br \/>\nSeverity: High (7.5 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: System Compromise, Potential Data Leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2765882731\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>APTIOV | All versions prior to patch<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This vulnerability is a classic example of a Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition. The attacker can manipulate the BIOS process by exploiting the gap between the check (time of check) and the use (time of use) of a resource. By doing so, the attacker may cause the system to execute arbitrary code. This exploit requires local access to the system and user interaction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-764838917\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>The exploitation of this vulnerability does not involve a specific code or command but rather a sequence of actions that manipulate the timing and sequence of events in the BIOS process. Nonetheless, a conceptual example of the exploit might look like this:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\"># Attacker identifies a resource to exploit\nresource = identify_vulnerable_resource()\n# Attacker initiates a race condition\ninitiate_race_condition(resource)\n# Attacker injects arbitrary code in the &#039;use&#039; phase of the resource\ninject_arbitrary_code(resource)<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>This is a conceptual example and does not represent actual exploit code. The attacker must have intimate knowledge of the system&#8217;s resources and timing to carry out this exploit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The effective method to mitigate this vulnerability is to apply the patch provided by the vendor. As a temporary measure, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can be used to monitor and block suspicious activities. However, these measures do not eliminate the vulnerability, and applying the patch is strongly recommended.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview APTIOV&#8217;s BIOS is susceptible to a significant vulnerability, CVE-2024-42446, that permits a local attacker to provoke a Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition. 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