vulnerability
Microsoft Windows: CVE-2018-8549: Windows Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Nov 13, 2018 | Nov 13, 2018 | Sep 5, 2025 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Nov 13, 2018
Added
Nov 13, 2018
Modified
Sep 5, 2025
Description
A security feature bypass exists when Windows incorrectly validates kernel driver signatures, aka "Windows Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.
Solutions
microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb4467680microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb4467691microsoft-windows-windows_10-1703-kb4467696microsoft-windows-windows_10-1709-kb4467686microsoft-windows-windows_10-1803-kb4467702microsoft-windows-windows_10-1809-kb4467708microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012-kb4467678microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012_r2-kb4467703microsoft-windows-windows_server_2016-1607-kb4467691microsoft-windows-windows_server_2019-1809-kb4467708msft-kb4467678-1db3b379-c517-4511-9094-3e1c44cc7c1cmsft-kb4467678-f598871e-153b-4d69-8932-89d58e2ff38dmsft-kb4467703-579a9a1e-0b54-4f92-a48b-2086de3e44c5msft-kb4467703-e4835420-ee77-4a03-95c2-6c626ee5f246
References
- BID-105803
- CVE-2018-8549
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2018-8549
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4467678
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4467680
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4467686
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4467691
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4467696
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4467702
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4467703
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4467708
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