CVE-2020-26200

Published Feb 26, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 6.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A component of Kaspersky custom boot loader allowed loading of untrusted UEFI modules due to insufficient check of their authenticity. This component is incorporated in Kaspersky Rescue Disk (KRD) and was trusted by the Authentication Agent of Full Disk Encryption in Kaspersky Endpoint Security (KES). This issue allowed to bypass the UEFI Secure Boot security feature. An attacker would need physical access to the computer to exploit it. Otherwise, local administrator privileges would be required to modify the boot loader component.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-18825 A component of Kaspersky custom boot loader allowed loading of untrusted UEFI modules due to insufficient check of their authenticity. This component is incorporated in Kaspersky Rescue Disk (KRD) and was trusted by the Authentication Agent of Full Disk Encryption in Kaspersky Endpoint Security (KES). This issue allowed to bypass the UEFI Secure Boot security feature. An attacker would need physical access to the computer to exploit it. Otherwise, local administrator privileges would be required to modify the boot loader component.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Kaspersky
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 3:49 PM
Reserved
Sep 30, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 26, 2021, 2:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:07 AM