CVE-2016-3287

Secure Boot Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

CVE-2016-3287 is fixed in 11 products on 1 platform, first by KB3172985, released July 12, 2016. It is not reported as exploited, but the vendor rates exploitation more likely. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.

UrgentPublicly disclosed
CVSS
6.2
Important
Exploitation
More likely
Vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0149
74th percentile

<p>A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Windows Secure Boot improperly applies an affected policy. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could disable code integrity checks, allowing test-signed executables and drivers to be loaded on a target device. In addition, an attacker could bypass the Secure Boot Integrity Validation for BitLocker and the Device Encryption security features.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker must either gain administrative privileges or physical access to a target device to install an affected policy.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by blacklisting affected policies.</p>

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Microsoft
Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems 10586.494 KB3172985 Jul 12, 2016
Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems 10586.494 KB3172985 Jul 12, 2016
Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems 10240.17024 KB3163912 Jul 12, 2016
Windows 10 for x64-based Systems 10240.17024 KB3163912 Jul 12, 2016
Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems KB3172727 Jul 12, 2016
Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems KB3172727 Jul 12, 2016
Windows RT 8.1 KB3172727 Jul 12, 2016
Windows Server 2012 KB3172727 Jul 12, 2016
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) KB3172727 Jul 12, 2016
Windows Server 2012 R2 KB3172727 Jul 12, 2016
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) KB3172727 Jul 12, 2016