The Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) in Windows 10 and 11 may allow an attacker to bypass firmware security controls, including administrator-configured UEFI/BIOS passwords. An attacker with physical or administrative access to a device may be able to leverage WinRE-related boot mechanisms to circumvent firmware protections and gain unauthorized access to system resources.
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Title WinRE Firmware Password Bypass on Windows 10/11
Weaknesses CWE-269
CWE-284

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Description The Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) in Windows 10 and 11 may allow an attacker to bypass firmware security controls, including administrator-configured UEFI/BIOS passwords. An attacker with physical or administrative access to a device may be able to leverage WinRE-related boot mechanisms to circumvent firmware protections and gain unauthorized access to system resources.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2026-10-26T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2026-10-27T05:07:45.838Z

Reserved: 2026-10-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2026-116638

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-26T19:16:31.117

Modified: 2026-10-27T06:17:24.370

Link: CVE-2026-116638

cve-icon Redhat

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