CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-8863

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.10%

1th percentile - higher than 1% of all known CVEs

Summary

Multiple Microsoft-signed UEFI SHIM bootloaders are vulnerable to SecureBoot bypass. An attacker with administrative privileges or the ability to modify the boot process could use one of the vulnerable shim bootloaders to bypass Secure Boot protections and execute arbitrary code before the operating system loads. Specific UEFI DBX update is required to block these vulnerable boot loaders.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can gain full control over the system boot process by installing malware before the OS loads, allowing persistent compromise of the device.

Recommendation

Apply the UEFI DBX update provided by the motherboard manufacturer or OEM to block the vulnerable SHIM bootloaders.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Multiple Microsoft-sigend UEFI SHIM bootloaders are vulnerable to SecureBoot bypass. An attacker with administrative privileges or the ability to modify the boot process could use one of the vulnerable shim bootloaders to bypass Secure Boot protections and execute arbitrary code before the operating system loads. Specific UEFI DBX update is required to block these vulnerable boot loaders.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS