CVE-2026-45588: CWE-693: Protection Mechanism Failure in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Protection mechanism failure in Windows Secure Boot allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a failure in the protection mechanisms of Windows Secure Boot on Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). It allows an authorized attacker with high privileges to locally bypass security features, potentially compromising system integrity. The issue is tracked as CWE-693 (Protection Mechanism Failure). Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An authorized local attacker with high privileges can bypass Windows Secure Boot protections, which may lead to compromise of system security and integrity. The vulnerability does not require user interaction and has a high impact on confidentiality and integrity but does not affect availability. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided by Microsoft for Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0) as detailed in the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-45588. Applying this patch will remediate the vulnerability.
CVE-2026-45588: CWE-693: Protection Mechanism Failure in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Description
Protection mechanism failure in Windows Secure Boot allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.9high
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a failure in the protection mechanisms of Windows Secure Boot on Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). It allows an authorized attacker with high privileges to locally bypass security features, potentially compromising system integrity. The issue is tracked as CWE-693 (Protection Mechanism Failure). Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An authorized local attacker with high privileges can bypass Windows Secure Boot protections, which may lead to compromise of system security and integrity. The vulnerability does not require user interaction and has a high impact on confidentiality and integrity but does not affect availability. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided by Microsoft for Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0) as detailed in the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-45588. Applying this patch will remediate the vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-12T19:55:45.729Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-45588","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a284ce18dd33fbd85664df7
Added to database: 6/9/2026, 5:26:57 PM
Last enriched: 6/9/2026, 7:11:23 PM
Last updated: 6/10/2026, 5:12:31 AM
Views: 2
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