New GPU VBIOS required before June 2026

Hi Dell and community at large.

In case you are not aware there is a 

potential issue with UEFI GOP firmware signing

As you may be aware, the Microsoft UEFI CA 2011

certificate. which has been used to sign many

NVIDIA GOP option ROMs, will expire in June 2026

With Secure Boot enabled. the motherboard's UEF

firmware is going to reject expired certificates. If

the GOP the card's VBIOS is signed only by the

Microsoft UEFI CA 2011 certificate, the UEFI

firmware will refuse to load it after expiry

This would result in

• No pre-boot video output

• On motherboards that reauire a GPU to POST

Most Alienware systems have no iGPU fallback, the svstem mav fail

to boot entirely.

Disabling Secure Boot is not always a practical

workaround, as some software requires Secure

Boot to remain enabled

Request: To prevent these issues, I kindly ask if

Dell plans to release updated VBIOS

versions for affected GPUs 

with their GOPs re-signed using the

Microsoft Option ROM UEFI CA 2023, ideally with

dual signing (201 1 + 2023) for maximum

compatibility.

I can see the Alienware Aurora R16 motherboard BIOS has been updated with the latest 2023 keys,  but the GPU vBIOS still needs updating.

Mine is a RTX 4090, but my understanding is all 40 series and older could be impacted by this.

Many thanks 

John