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CVE-2016-7247

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.5)—

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."

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (5)

Microsoft — Windows 10Microsoft — Windows 8.1Microsoft — Windows RT 8.1Microsoft — Windows Server 2012Microsoft — Windows Server 2016

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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