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FOUND IN THE WILD: 2 SECURE BOOT EXPLOITS. MICROSOFT IS PATCHING ONLY 1 OF THEM

arstechnica.com3 min read

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Researchers discovered two Secure Boot bypass exploits affecting 50+ device makers. Microsoft patched CVE-2025-3052 (DT Research firmware tool vulnerability) but left CVE-2025-47827 (IGEL Linux OS flaw) unpatched. Both allow attackers with physical access to install pre-boot malware, defeating Secure Boot's core security purpose against "evil maid" attacks.