CVE-2016-3287 — Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows local users to bypass the Secure Boot protection mechanism by leveraging administrative access to install a crafted policy, aka "Secure Boot Security Feature Bypass."

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Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows local users to bypass the Secure Boot protection mechanism by leveraging administrative access to install a crafted policy, aka "Secure Boot Security Feature Bypass."

Published Jul 13, 2016

4.4

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 1.49%

Description

Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows local users to bypass the Secure Boot protection mechanism by leveraging administrative access to install a crafted policy, aka "Secure Boot Security Feature Bypass."

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.49% 0.01486

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01486

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.49% (0.01486)	73.08th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.49% (0.01486)	70.56th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.21% (0.00206)	40.96th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.04% (0.00044)	11.90th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Oct 13, 2023	0.04% (0.00044)	8.47th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Sep 4, 2023	0.05% (0.00053)	18.87th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.04% (0.00044)	8.28th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.42% (0.01418)	73.14th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.42% (0.01418)	71.15th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.42% (0.01418)	50.43th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-254

References (3)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91604
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036290
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-094
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91604		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036290		vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-094		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner microsoft

Published Jul 13, 2016

Updated Aug 5, 2024

Reserved Mar 15, 2016

Link CVE-2016-3287

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2016-3287

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2016-3287