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CVE-2026-16288 is a QEMU vulnerability described as a Secure Boot bypass. The available information does not identify the affected component, vulnerable function, or precise bypass mechanism. QEMU addressed the issue in upstream releases 11.1.0-rc2 and 11.0.4.
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A Secure Boot bypass vulnerability in QEMU.
A low-severity QEMU vulnerability requiring local access and low privileges, with impact limited to integrity modification according to the supplied CVSS vector. The flaw is remediated in QEMU v11.0.4 and v11.1.0-rc2. The listed Amazon Linux 2 and Amazon Linux 2023 QEMU packages are not affected.
A specific vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-16288, detected by an unpatched-vulnerability plugin on Debian Linux 11.0, 12.0, and 13.0 systems. The supplied content does not describe the flaw’s technical nature or impact.
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