Microsoft WinRE allows for bypass of UEFI/BIOS password enforcement

Overview Microsoft Windows Recovery Environment WinRE provides a mechanism for recovering and repairing Windows systems using an alternate boot environment. Under certain platform implementations, access to WinRE may allow an attacker to bypass firmware security controls, including...

CVE-2006-0401: Undefined Security Weakness

Unspecified vulnerability in Mac OS X before 10.4.6, when running on an Intel-based computer, allows attackers with physical access to bypass the firmware password and log on in Single User Mode via unspecified vectors...