Windows OS Loader
Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 #3480
The BitLocker® Windows OS Loader loads the boot-critical driver and OS kernel image files.
Key facts
- Scheme
- FIPS 140
- Certificate
- 3480
- 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 28, 2019
- Versions
- 10.0.17134
- Caveat
- When operated in FIPS mode with module Boot Manager validated to FIPS 140-2 under Cert. #3089 operating in FIPS mode
Algorithms
- AES
- DRBG
- 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.
Certificates it builds on
- 3089
Certificate ids found in this certificate's documents (automated extraction).
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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