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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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
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-26T19:16:31.117
Modified: 2026-10-27T06:17:24.370
Link: CVE-2026-116638
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