CVE-2026-48568Hinoki check available

Administrator-level Secure Boot bypass

Published Jun 9, 2026 · Updated Jun 9, 2026

Protection mechanism failure in Microsoft Windows Secure Boot allows local users with administrative privileges to bypass boot trust checks. Microsoft has not disclosed the defective Secure Boot component or the operation that incorrectly accepts untrusted boot content. Exploitation requires high local privileges and no user interaction, allowing compromise of boot confidentiality and integrity without a reported availability impact.

CVSS severity7.9
High
EPSS probability0.30%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Protection mechanism failure in Microsoft Windows Secure Boot allows local users with administrative privileges to bypass boot trust checks. Microsoft has not disclosed the defective Secure Boot component or the operation that incorrectly accepts untrusted boot content. Exploitation requires high local privileges and no user interaction, allowing compromise of boot confidentiality and integrity without a reported availability impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-48568
Published
Jun 9, 2026
Updated
Jun 9, 2026
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Server 2019
Classifications
CWE-693, T1542.003
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 9, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jun 9, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.8880

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Microsoft · Windows Server 2019version=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.8880
Microsoft · Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)version=10.0.26100.0 <10.0.26100.32995
Microsoft · Windows 11, version 25H2version=10.0.26200.0 <10.0.26200.8655
Microsoft · Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)version=10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.9234
Microsoft · Windows 11, version 24H2version=10.0.26100.0 <10.0.26100.8655
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)version=6.2.9200.0 <6.2.9200.26132
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012version=6.2.9200.0 <6.2.9200.26132
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 21H2version=10.0.19044.0 <10.0.19044.7417
Microsoft · Windows Server 2016version=10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.9234
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 22H2version=10.0.19045.0 <10.0.19045.7417
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)version=6.3.9600.0 <6.3.9600.23228
Microsoft · Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)version=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.8880
Microsoft · Windows 11, version 26H1version=10.0.28000.0 <10.0.28000.2269
Microsoft · Windows 11 Version 23H2version=10.0.22631.0 <10.0.22631.7219
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1607version=10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.9234
Microsoft · Windows Server 2022version=10.0.20348.0 <10.0.20348.5256
Microsoft · Windows Server 2025version=10.0.26100.0 <10.0.26100.32995
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1809version=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.8880
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 R2version=6.3.9600.0 <6.3.9600.23228

Published CVSS scores

7.9Microsoft CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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No observations available

Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-693Protection Mechanism Failure
T1542.003Pre-OS Boot: Bootkit

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