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Trusted UEFI Certificates Exploited to Bypass Kernel Security Protections

Cyber Press
Cyber Press
Published June 19, 2026Original Report

Excerpt

A critical firmware-level attack vector that affects multiple vendor-signed UEFI applications, enabling attackers to bypass Secure Boot protections and execute arbitrary Code before the operating system loads. Discovered by Martin Smolar of ESET, the vulnerability mirrors a “Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver” (BYOVD) approach but targets the pre-boot environment rather than the OS kernel. The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) standard governs how modern…

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Attack Flow5 steps · MITRE ATT&CK mapped

ExecutionTA0002T1218
1/5
Signed Binary Proxy Execution
ActionExecute malicious code via signed UEFI apps
Attackers leverage trusted, vendor-signed UEFI applications to execute arbitrary code during the pre-boot phase.

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6 indicators

TypeIndicatorConfidenceScoreFirst Seen
SHA1dc18d31e46a541c9e42f9588554addc7dece124bMediumScore 53/100First seen
SHA171dce405964c67779db92dbc01f683d6e29075abMediumScore 53/100First seen
SHA1744565fbb35db710bcc1547292204763c731dc55MediumScore 53/100First seen
SHA12eae2807a4265d9c30eeca68a8c59c7a6d1acfe7MediumScore 53/100First seen
SHA1d275c2dfd884d2b7842c7f861c527a9ffc6e59ddMediumScore 53/100First seen
SHA135fbd8ed5ed31d281a6146360cdefe7e8cec31daMediumScore 53/100First seen

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