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PixieFail flaws impact PXE network boot in enterprise systems

ID: c4712a7b-376b-50e6-909b-9c11451c7bcb

STIX ID: report--c4712a7b-376b-50e6-909b-9c11451c7bcb

Feed Name: Bleeping Computer

Threat Score
80/100

Date Published: 2024-01-16

Date Updated: 2026-04-20

Author: Bill Toulas

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PixieFail is a collection of nine vulnerabilities in Tianocore's EDK II IPv6 PXE network stack that affect PXE network boot functionality used by many vendors; issues include buffer overflows, integer underflow, infinite loops, predictable TCP ISNs, and weak RNGs leading to DoS, information disclosure, and potential remote code execution. Public PoCs exist, multiple major vendors are impacted, and fixes are incomplete or in testing, making network-booted enterprise systems and servers at heightened risk.

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