{"id":"CVE-2026-116638","title":"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","summary":"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 dev…","severity":"none","published":"2026-10-26","updated":"2026-10-27","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-27T05:07:45.838Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116638","references":[{"url":"https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/226679"},{"url":"https://beafn28.es/articulos/winre-uefi-bypass"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.0021,"epssPercentile":0.11183,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-26T19:38:01.343Z","slug":"CVE-2026-116638","body":"## Overview\n\nThe 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.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}