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Forgotten Bootloaders Expose Secure Boot Blind Spot
Nearly a dozen vulnerable and now revoked UEFI shim bootloaders remained trusted for years, giving attackers a path to bypass Secure Boot.
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A previously unknown vulnerability in Secure Boot has been exposed due to forgotten bootloaders. These bootloaders, which were used to bypass Secure Boot, were not properly maintained and remained trusted for an extended period.
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