Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10
CVE-2017-11823
The Microsoft Device Guard on Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows a security feature bypass by the way it handles Windows PowerShell sessions, aka "Microsoft Windows Security Feature Bypass".
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
EPSS: 0.026 (83.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows_10 — versions 1511, 1607, 1703
- Microsoft Windows_server_2016
- Microsoft Corporation Device Guard — versions Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure@microsoft.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- secure@microsoft.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-11823?
- CVE-2017-11823 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2017-10-13.
- How severe is CVE-2017-11823?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-11823 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.