CVE-2026-41097
Secure Boot Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Reliance on a component that is not updateable in Windows Secure Boot allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Secure Boot Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Reliance on a component that is not updateable in Windows Secure Boot allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-41097- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-1329
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-29685
Reliance on a component that is not updateable in Windows Secure Boot allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
- Record
EUVD-2026-29685- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mp9v-4xwc-g9hx
Reliance on a component that is not updateable in Windows Secure Boot allows an authorized...
Reliance on a component that is not updateable in Windows Secure Boot allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
- Record
GHSA-mp9v-4xwc-g9hx- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1329
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Reliance on a component that is not updateable in Windows Secure Boot allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-41097- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1329
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- microsoft windows 10 version 1809
- microsoft windows 10 version 21h2
- microsoft windows 10 version 22h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 23h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 24h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 25h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 26h1
- microsoft windows server 2019
- microsoft windows server 2019 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2022
- microsoft windows server 2022, 23h2 edition (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2025
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-41097 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.7) in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809, published May 12, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.42%, the 73rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.