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CVE-2018-8217

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-06-14 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in Device Guard that could allow an attacker to inject malicious code into a Windows PowerShell session, aka "Device Guard Code Integrity Policy Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2016, Windows 10. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8201, CVE-2018-8211, CVE-2018-8212, CVE-2018-8215, CVE-2018-8216, CVE-2018-8221.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 1607, 1703
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 32-bit Systems, Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems, Version 1607 for x64-based Systems, Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems, Version 1703 for x64-based Systems, x64-based Systems
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: (Server Core installation)

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104337
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041098
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8217
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104337
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041098
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8217

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