Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allow attackers to bypass the Secure Boot protection mechanism by leveraging (1) administrative or (2) physical access to install a crafted boot manager, aka "Secure Boot Security Feature Bypass."
Published Aug 9, 2016
4.9
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 4.87%
Description
Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allow attackers to bypass the Secure Boot protection mechanism by leveraging (1) administrative or (2) physical access to install a crafted boot manager, aka "Secure Boot Security Feature Bypass."
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- n/a
- 1511
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- r2
Configuration 2
- 25
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.87% (0.04873) | 91.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.01% (0.05008) | 91.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 20, 2026 | 6.40% (0.06396) | 91.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 14, 2025 | 10.17% (0.10173) | 92.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 13.01% (0.13014) | 93.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.66% (0.06664) | 84.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 13.01% (0.13014) | 93.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.33% (0.00327) | 71.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00109) | 43.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00095) | 38.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.08% (0.02084) | 79.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.08% (0.02084) | 78.00th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.08% (0.02084) | 56.70th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92304 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036573 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-100 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MVB6Y2TVKSOBTIIBRUAJUIH3LQHMHCAG/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92304 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036573 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-100 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MVB6Y2TVKSOBTIIBRUAJUIH3LQHMHCAG/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.