CVE-2024-39355
Raw vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:XSummary
CVE-2024-39355 is a medium-severity Improper Handling of Physical or Environmental Conditions (CWE-1384) vulnerability in Intel (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 5.7 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 15th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to CP-12 (Safe Mode) and PE-13 (Fire Protection) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-4945
Vulnerability Data
Improper handling of physical or environmental conditions in some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to enable denial of service via local access.
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Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
EMP protection directly addresses an artificially induced physical/environmental threat.
Safe-mode entry on detected adverse conditions reduces impact without eliminating the root handling weakness.
Fire detection and suppression directly stops fire (an environmental condition) from damaging the system.
Maintaining temperature and humidity levels prevents environmental conditions from affecting system operation.
Isolation valves and shutoffs stop water damage (environmental condition) from reaching the system.
Known-state failure on component or environmental faults limits blast radius.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Explicit protection of assets from environmental threats is the core mitigation for improper handling of those conditions.
Monitoring the physical environment directly surfaces the conditions the weakness fails to handle.
Resilience mechanisms help withstand adverse environmental situations but do not specifically address detection or handling of the conditions themselves.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Directly requires protection against physical and environmental threats that the weakness describes.
Ensures supporting utilities (power, HVAC) are protected, mitigating environmental-condition failures.
Physical security monitoring can detect environmental anomalies or tampering.
Ensures information security is maintained during physical or environmental disruptions.
ICT readiness for business continuity includes resilience to environmental conditions.
Physical perimeters reduce exposure to external environmental threats.