CVE-2018-8212: Medium severity Microsoft Windows 10 vulnerability

Published Jun 14, 2018
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Updated

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, Windows 10 Servers. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8201, CVE-2018-8211, CVE-2018-8215, CVE-2018-8216, CVE-2018-8217, CVE-2018-8221.

Affected Software

8 affected components
Microsoft Windows 10
Microsoft Windows 10=1607
Microsoft Windows 10=1703
Microsoft Windows 10=1709
Microsoft Windows 10=1803
Microsoft Windows Server 2016
Microsoft Windows Server 2016=1709
Microsoft Windows Server 2016=1803

Event History

Jun 14, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·12:29 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What level of access does an attacker need to exploit this issue?

The attacker needs local access and low privileges on the affected system. No user interaction is required.

2

Can this be exploited remotely?

The CVSS vector identifies the attack vector as local, so the provided data does not indicate remote exploitation.

3

What is the likely security impact after exploitation?

An attacker could inject malicious code into a Windows PowerShell session. The CVSS assessment indicates low impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

4

What remediation is available?

A patch is available for this vulnerability.

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