CVE-2026-82018IGEL OS 12 / 11 Secure Boot Bypass via Unsigned igel.conf File
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IGEL OS 12 before 12.9.0, 12.8.3 LTS and IGEL OS 11 before 11.11.150 contain a secure boot bypass vulnerability in the GRUB boot stage that allows physically present attackers to gain unauthorized root access by placing an unsigned empty file named igel.conf on a partition. Attackers can exploit GRUB's fail-open signature verification behavior to drop into an interactive GRUB prompt, then boot the device's own kernel with additional command-line arguments to obtain a root shell with the disk unlocked while leaving TPM PCR values unaltered.
- CVSS
- 6.1 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-636
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- VulnCheck
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- Oct 1, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
IGEL IGEL OS 12 igel:os_12 (from the name) | from 12.0.0 through 12.8.2; 12.8.3 not affected; 12.9.0 not affected | CNA record |
IGEL IGEL OS 11 igel:os_11 (from the name) | from 11.0.0 before 11.11.150 | CNA record |
References
- https://kb.igel.com/en/security-safety/current/isn-2026-20-grub-shell-escape-in-igel-osvendor-advisory, patch
- https://blog.amberwolf.com/blog/2026/august/thin-client-thin-crypto-overview/technical-description
- https://media.defcon.org/DEF%20CON%2034/DEF%20CON%2034%20presentations/DEF%20CON%2034%20presentations/DEF%20CON%2034%20-%20Darren%20McDonald%20-%20Thin%20Client%20Thin%20Crypto%20-%20Bypassing%20Full-Desk%20Encryption%20Across%20Three%20Major%20Thin%20Clients%20Vendors%20without%20Breaking%20a%20Ci.pdf
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/igel-os-12-11-secure-boot-bypass-via-unsigned-igel-conf-filethird-party-advisory
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