Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, and Windows Server 2016 allow physically proximate attackers to bypass the Secure Boot protection mechanism via a crafted boot policy, aka "Secure Boot Component Vulnerability."
Published Nov 10, 2016
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 6.69%
Description
Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, and Windows Server 2016 allow physically proximate attackers to bypass the Secure Boot protection mechanism via a crafted boot policy, aka "Secure Boot Component Vulnerability."
Affected products
No data.
- n/a
- 1511
- 1607
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- r2
- n/a
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:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.69% (0.06689) | 93.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.20% (0.06199) | 92.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 24.93% (0.24934) | 95.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 30.24% (0.30237) | 96.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 31.74% (0.31736) | 94.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 30.24% (0.30237) | 96.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00274) | 68.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00274) | 67.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.27% (0.00274) | 62.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 8.76% (0.08761) | 93.95th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 8.76% (0.08761) | 93.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 8.76% (0.08761) | 82.84th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94058 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037255 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-140 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05340049 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94058 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037255 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-140 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05340049 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP |
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