Device Guard in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and Windows Server 2016 allows remote attackers to modify PowerShell script without…

published 2017-03-17 9y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2017-0374

cvss: 5.5; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 11.6%; EPSS 11.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits: 0; none known

Device Guard in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and Windows Server 2016 allows remote attackers to modify PowerShell script without invalidating associated signatures, aka "PowerShell Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."

Patch / fix

links 1

portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0007 advisory

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Exploit prediction

11.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	5.5	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD	2.0	2.1	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

Microsoft Corporation Device Guard

Classification

Weakness

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com /en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0007
patch, vendor-advisory
enigma0x3.net /2017/04/03/defeating-device-guard-a-look-into-cve-2017-0007/
securityfocus.com /bid/96018
vdb-entry
securitytracker.com /id/1038001
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2017-0007
NVD CVE-2017-0007

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