BlackX UEFI Bootkit Exploits Baton Drop Vulnerability to Bypass Secure Boot on Windows
582/69 Monday, October 26, 2026 Researchers from Kaspersky have disclosed the discovery of BlackX, a UEFI bootkit that has been used in real-world attacks since early 2026. Attackers must first gain access to a system with Administrator privileges before exploiting the Baton Drop vulnerability (CVE-2022-21894) to bypass Secure Boot and load attacker-controlled EFI files. This […]
