Microsoft Windows up to Server 2025 Boot Manager privileges management
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 7.6 | $5k-$25k | 0.48+ |
Summary
A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows. It has been classified as very critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Boot Manager. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-77892. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
Details
A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Boot Manager. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
No cwe for this issue in Windows Boot Manager allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges with a physical attack.
It is possible to read the advisory at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-77892 since 08/21/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/09/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.
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Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
- 10 21H2
- 10 22H2
- 10 1607
- 10 1809
- 11 23H2
- 11 24H2
- 11 25H2
- 11 26H1
- Server 2012
- Server 2012 R2
- Server 2016
- Server 2019
- Server 2022
- Server 2025
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
- Product: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6
VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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CNA Base Score: 6.8
CNA Vector (microsoft): 🔒
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: PatchStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
08/21/2026 CVE reserved09/09/2026 Advisory disclosed
09/09/2026 VulDB entry created
09/09/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-77892 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-77892
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-401287
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
Entry
Created: 09/09/2026 04:54Changes: 09/09/2026 04:54 (63)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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