CVE-2026-97876

grub2: A local attacker with control over GRUB's configuration can bypass lockdown restrictions when booting with Secure Boo...

CVE-2026-97876 is fixed in grub2 on 1 platform by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-97876 (version 2.14-4), released October 6, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
6.4
medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0012
1st percentile

A local attacker with control over GRUB's configuration can bypass lockdown restrictions when booting with Secure Boot and load an unsigned GRUB module, while GRUB continues to report lockdown is enabled. The vulnerability is caused by insufficient validation of the MMIO base address passed to the GRUB serial command. GRUB does not validate that the base address corresponds to a UART device, rather than being an arbitrary memory address. This allows an attacker to trick GRUB into writing non-arbitrary data at an attacker-controlled address, including resetting the grub_file_verifiers list in a way that disables the subsequent verification of loaded modules.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
grub2 · Debian 14 2.14-4 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-97876 Oct 6, 2026

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