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Found in the wild: 2 Secure Boot exploits. Microsoft is patching only 1 of them.

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Microsoft patches a Secure Boot bypass vulnerability affecting more than 50 device makers.

The vulnerability can also be exploited remotely to make infections stealthier and more powerful.

The underlying cause of the vulnerability is a critical vulnerability in a tool used to flash firmware images on the motherboards of devices sold by a manufacturer of rugged mobile devices.

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