CVE-2026-48573: CWE-1329 - Reliance on Component That is Not Updateable in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
No cwe for this issue in Windows Secure Boot allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability, identified as CWE-1329, affects Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). It involves reliance on a component that cannot be updated, which enables an authorized local attacker to bypass Secure Boot protections. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.9, indicating high severity, with attack vector local, low attack complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, and impacts confidentiality and integrity with scope changed. Microsoft has published an official fix for this issue.
Potential Impact
An authorized local attacker can bypass Secure Boot security features, potentially compromising system integrity and confidentiality. The vulnerability 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 in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-48573 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-48573: CWE-1329 - Reliance on Component That is Not Updateable in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Description
No cwe for this issue in Windows Secure Boot allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.9high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, identified as CWE-1329, affects Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). It involves reliance on a component that cannot be updated, which enables an authorized local attacker to bypass Secure Boot protections. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.9, indicating high severity, with attack vector local, low attack complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, and impacts confidentiality and integrity with scope changed. Microsoft has published an official fix for this issue.
Potential Impact
An authorized local attacker can bypass Secure Boot security features, potentially compromising system integrity and confidentiality. The vulnerability 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 in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-48573 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-2026-48573","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a284d178dd33fbd856659fd
Added to database: 06/09/2026, 17:27:51 UTC
Last enriched: 07/29/2026, 22:08:35 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 21:26:45 UTC
Views: 45
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