BlackX UEFI bootkit exploits Baton Drop flaw to bypass Secure Boot

By Bill Toulas · BleepingComputer · Saturday, 24 October 2026 at 14:17 (44m ago) · Original article ↗

A new UEFI bootkit named BlackX, deployed in an espionage campaign in early 2026, exploited the old Baton Drop vulnerability to bypass Secure Boot and load a malicious driver designed to interfere with security solutions from Kaspersky and Avast. [...]

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