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CVE-2018-8117 json

A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in the Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 850 which could allow an attacker to reuse an AES encrypt…

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-19793

cvss
6.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.2%
EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 67%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in the Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 850 which could allow an attacker to reuse an AES encryption key to send keystrokes to other keyboard devices or to read keystrokes sent by other keyboards for the affected devices, aka "Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 850 Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 850.

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Exploit prediction

1.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 6.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD 2.0 7.3 AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N

Affected products

  • Microsoft Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 850

References

Sources

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