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@Olly42@nerdculture.deNew Microsoft Script updates Windows Media with Bootkit Malware Fixes.
Microsoft has released a PowerShell script to help Windows users and admins update bootable media so it utilizes the new "Windows UEFI CA 2023" certificate before the mitigations of the BlackLotus UEFI bootkit are enforced later this year.
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Script to apply CVE-2023-24932 mitigations to bootable Windows media.
The PowerShell script can be downloaded from Microsoft and can be used to update bootable media files for ISO CD/DVD image files, a USB flash drive, a local drive path or a network drive path.
To utilize the utility, you must first download and install the Windows ADK, which is necessary for this script to work correctly. When run, the script will update the media files to use the Windows UEFI CA 2023 certificate and install the boot managers signed by this certificate.
<https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-hardware/get-started/adk-install#winADK>
It is strongly advised that Windows admins test this process before the enforcement stage of the security updates is reached. Microsoft says this will happen by the end of 2026 and will give a six-month notice before it begins.](https://nerdculture.de/system/media_attachments/files/113/979/683/291/066/231/original/4222c1943003b213.png "[ImageSource: Microsoft]
Script to apply CVE-2023-24932 mitigations to bootable Windows media.
The PowerShell script can be downloaded from Microsoft and can be used to update bootable media files for ISO CD/DVD image files, a USB flash drive, a local drive path or a network drive path.
To utilize the utility, you must first download and install the Windows ADK, which is necessary for this script to work correctly. When run, the script will update the media files to use the Windows UEFI CA 2023 certificate and install the boot managers signed by this certificate.
<https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-hardware/get-started/adk-install#winADK>
It is strongly advised that Windows admins test this process before the enforcement stage of the security updates is reached. Microsoft says this will happen by the end of 2026 and will give a six-month notice before it begins.")