Cyber Intelligence

11 Old Microsoft-Signed Linux UEFI Shims Could Let Attackers Bypass Secure Boot

Medium Severity Global
Date Occurred Jul 14, 2026 12:46 UTC
Event Type Cyber Intelligence
Source TheHackerNews
Recorded Jul 14, 2026
Full Description

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered 11 old, Microsoft-signed, Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) applications that could be abused to bypass Secure Boot on most systems using the moder

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https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/11-old-microsoft-signed-linux-uefi.html
Event Metadata
  • ID #15729
  • Type Cyber Intelligence
  • Region Global
  • Severity Medium
  • Indexed Jul 14, 2026
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