Secure Boot bypass via undisclosed validation flaw
Published Apr 9, 2024 · Updated May 3, 2025
Secure Boot protection failure in affected Microsoft Windows releases allows local administrators to bypass trusted startup controls. Microsoft has not published the validation locus or incorrect operation that permits the bypass. Exploitation requires local administrative privileges; the resulting untrusted boot path can undermine system startup protections.
Summary
What happened
Secure Boot protection failure in affected Microsoft Windows releases allows local administrators to bypass trusted startup controls. Microsoft has not published the validation locus or incorrect operation that permits the bypass. Exploitation requires local administrative privileges; the resulting untrusted boot path can undermine system startup protections.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-28903
- Published
- Apr 9, 2024
- Updated
- May 3, 2025
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows 10 Version 1507
- Classifications
- CWE-693, T1542.003
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Apr 9, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 3, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=10.0.10240.0 <10.0.10240.20596
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