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Microsoft Secure Boot vulnerability exploited for years

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Microsoft's Secure Boot feature has been vulnerable for a significant period due to unrevoked "shims." These legacy components allowed for simple bypasses of the security measure, compromising its integrity. The vulnerability was reportedly present for most of the feature's existence. AI

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Microsoft Secure Boot vulnerability exploited for years

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 Microsoft Secure Boot has been broken for most of its existence Old and forgotten "shims" Microsoft failed to revoke have made Secure Boot bypasses simple. 📰

    📰 Microsoft Secure Boot has been broken for most of its existence Old and forgotten "shims" Microsoft failed to revoke have made Secure Boot bypasses simple. 📰 Source: Ars Technica 🔗 Link: https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/07/microsoft-secure-boot-has-been-broken-for-most-of-…

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