| Previous | Next |
| SETUP_FAILURE | MBR_CHECKSUM_MISMATCH |
AUDIT_FAILURE
Security audit path failure for AUDIT_FAILURE
AUDIT_FAILURE is bug check code 0x00000086.
This bug check indicates that the audit subsystem reached a failure serious enough to stop the system. It is different from a policy that merely denies access; the audit infrastructure itself is involved.
How to read it in a dump
- Inspect the status code and the security/audit stack frames.
- Security products, file-system filters, object callbacks, and policy corruption can be relevant.
- The audit category or object type is more useful than the code name alone.
What to check
- Review recent audit policy changes and security software updates.
- Check for corruption in security descriptors or registry policy data.
- Use symbols to identify whether the failure is in audit generation, log writing, or object access checks.
References
Looking for a different code? Search another status or error code.