Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10
CVE-2016-3287
Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows local users to bypass the Secure Boot protection mechanism by leveraging administrative access to install a crafted policy, aka "Secure Boot Security Feature Bypass."
EPSS: 0.015 (71.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows_10 — versions 1511
- Microsoft Windows_8.1
- Microsoft Windows_rt_8.1
- Microsoft Windows_server_2012 — versions r2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-3287?
- CVE-2016-3287 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2016-07-13.
- How severe is CVE-2016-3287?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-3287 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.