Boot Manager in Microsoft Windows 10, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB
Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 #2600
The Windows system boot manager is called by the bootstrapping code that resides in the boot sector. It checks its own integrity, checks the integrity of the Windows OS Loader, and then launches it.
Key facts
- Scheme
- FIPS 140
- Certificate
- 2600
- Standard
- FIPS 140-2
- Security level
- Level 1
- Status
- historical
- Vendor
- Microsoft Corporation
- Module type
- Software
- Embodiment
- Multi-Chip Stand Alone
- Lab
- Leidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab
- First validated
- June 2, 2016
- Versions
- 10.0.10240
- Caveat
- When operated in FIPS mode
Algorithms
- AES
- HMAC
- KTS
- RSA
- SHS
Algorithm families of the CAVP certificates listed for this module, plus post-quantum algorithms named in its documents.
CVEs that may affect this product
- CVE-2010-3143HIGH 9.3EPSS 20.8%
- CVE-2010-3139HIGH 9.3EPSS 23.5%
- CVE-2021-36958HIGH 7.8EPSS 30.8%
- CVE-2018-0599HIGH 7.8EPSS 5.1%
- CVE-2018-0598HIGH 7.8EPSS 10.0%
- CVE-2008-6194HIGH 7.8EPSS 11.4%
- CVE-2012-2971HIGH 7.5EPSS 4.1%
- CVE-2010-3889HIGH 7.2EPSS 1.6%
- CVE-2010-3888HIGH 7.2EPSS 3.9%
- CVE-2011-0638MEDIUM 6.9EPSS 1.4%
- CVE-2012-2972MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 3.5%
- CVE-2011-5049MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 4.3%
- CVE-2011-3389MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 73.3%
- CVE-1999-0524MEDIUM 4.0EPSS 32.2%
- CVE-2010-2157LOW 2.1EPSS 0.3%
Related CVEs and certificate references are automated matches by sec-certs, not reviewed by humans: treat them as "may be affected" and verify before acting.
Documents and sources
Source: sec-certs.org (CRoCS, Masaryk University), from NIST CMVP and the Common Criteria Portal - dataset of September 21, 2026 - synced October 15, 2026
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