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Vigil@nce - Windows: privilege escalation via Secure Boot
November 2016 by Vigil@nce
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SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
A local attacker can bypass Secure Boot of Windows, in order to
escalate his privileges.
Impacted products: Windows 10, Windows 2012, Windows 2016, Windows
8, Windows RT.
Severity: 1/4.
Creation date: 09/11/2016.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
The Windows product uses Secure Boot to check the code on system
start.
However, an attacker with a physical access can bypass the policy
and install a malicious code on boot.
A local attacker can therefore bypass Secure Boot of Windows, in
order to escalate his privileges.
ACCESS TO THE COMPLETE VIGIL@NCE BULLETIN
https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Windows-privilege-escalation-via-Secure-Boot-21080
