CVE-2026-48568: 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.
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Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-48568) involves a protection mechanism failure classified under CWE-693 in the Windows Secure Boot feature of Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). It allows an authorized local attacker with high privileges to bypass security protections. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.9, indicating high impact on confidentiality and integrity without affecting availability. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
An authorized local attacker with high privileges can bypass Windows Secure Boot protections, potentially compromising system integrity and confidentiality. The vulnerability does not affect system 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 in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-48568 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-48568: 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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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-48568) involves a protection mechanism failure classified under CWE-693 in the Windows Secure Boot feature of Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). It allows an authorized local attacker with high privileges to bypass security protections. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.9, indicating high impact on confidentiality and integrity without affecting availability. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
An authorized local attacker with high privileges can bypass Windows Secure Boot protections, potentially compromising system integrity and confidentiality. The vulnerability does not affect system 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 in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-48568 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-21T20:00:35.245Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-48568","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a284d0f8dd33fbd856658a7
Added to database: 6/9/2026, 5:27:43 PM
Last enriched: 6/9/2026, 5:41:54 PM
Last updated: 6/10/2026, 5:03:12 AM
Views: 5
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