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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2017-8746: Device Guard Code Integrity Policy Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2017-8746: Device Guard Code Integrity Policy Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
09/12/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
09/12/2017
Modified
08/07/2024

Description

Windows Device Guard in Windows 10 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows A security feature bypass vulnerability due to how PowerShell exposes functions and processes user supplied code, aka "Device Guard Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability".

Solution(s)

  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb4038782
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1703-kb4038788
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2016-1607-kb4038782

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