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Local access with admin privileges required to manipulate Secure Boot chain; sole impact is boot integrity bypass, no confidentiality or availability effect.
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CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft
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Dependency on vulnerable third-party component in Windows Secure Boot allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
AnalysisAI
Windows Secure Boot security feature bypass affects a broad range of Windows client and server releases, from Windows 10 1607 through Windows 11 26H1 and Windows Server 2012 through 2025. The root cause is a dependency on a vulnerable third-party component embedded within the Secure Boot trust chain, enabling a locally present, high-privileged attacker to bypass boot integrity enforcement. …
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| Exploitation | Exploitation requires local, interactive or remote access with high privileges (administrator-equivalent) on the target Windows system. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | The CVSS score of 4.4 (Medium) is commensurate with the constraint that exploitation requires local, high-privilege access (PR:H) - meaning the attacker must already be an administrator or have equivalent local control. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
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| Remediation | Apply the vendor-released patches through Windows Update or WSUS, targeting the fixed build numbers listed per release: Windows 11 25H2 → 10.0.26200.9445, Windows 11 24H2 → 10.0.26100.9445, Windows 11 26H1 → 10.0.28000.2954, Windows 11 23H2 → 10.0.22631.7582, Windows 10 22H2/21H2 → 10.0.19045/19044.7725, Windows 10 1809/Server 2019 → 10.0.17763.9245, Windows 10 1607/Server 2016 → 10.0.14393.9512, Server 2022 → 10.0.20348.5622, Server 2025 → 10.0.26100.33438, Server 2012 R2 → 6.3.9600.23397, Server 2012 → 6.2.9200.26349. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
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EUVD-2026-73603
GHSA-fw5h-gg35-fx5m