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CVE-2018-8449
A security feature bypass exists when Device Guard incorrectly validates an untrusted file, aka "Device Guard Security Feature Bypass…
Low3.3EPSS 3.1%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- microsoft
Description
A security feature bypass exists when Device Guard incorrectly validates an untrusted file, aka "Device Guard Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Low3.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.1% · top 12% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.3.
Weakness
- Security Feature Bypass
- CWE-367 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-367 and its CVEs
Affected products
Microsoft · Windows Server 2016
- affected (Server Core installation)
- affected 32-bit Systems
- affected Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
- affected Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
- affected Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems
- affected Version 1703 for x64-based Systems
- affected Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems
- affected Version 1709 for x64-based Systems
- affected Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems
- affected Version 1803 for x64-based Systems
- affected x64-based Systems
Microsoft · Windows 10 Servers
- affected version 1709 (Server Core Installation)
- affected version 1803 (Server Core Installation)
References (4)
- 1041642 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 105272 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8449 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 45435 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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