Protection mechanism failure in Windows Secure Boot allows an authorized attacker to bypass a...

Description

Protection mechanism failure in Windows Secure Boot allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.

Basic information

Type
unreviewed
Severity
high
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Source code
Not specified
Published (advisory)
2026-06-09 18:31:00 UTC
Updated
2026-06-09 18:31:11 UTC
NVD published
2026-06-09

EPSS Score

Score Percentile
0.08% 24.66%

CVSS Scores

Base score Version Severity Vector
7.9 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.

Identifiers

CWEs

CWE id Name
CWE-693 Protection Mechanism Failure

References

cvelogic Threat Intelligence