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CVE-2018-8215 json

A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in Device Guard that could allow an attacker to inject malicious code into a Windows PowerSh…

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-19884

cvss
5.3
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.2%
EPSS 2.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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-2018-8212, CVE-2018-8216, CVE-2018-8217, CVE-2018-8221.

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Exploit prediction

2.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 5.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
NVD 2.0 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016
  • Microsoft Windows 10
  • Microsoft Windows 10 Servers

References

Sources

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