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CVE-2018-8566
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Windows improperly suspends BitLocker Device Encryption, aka "BitLocker Security…
Medium4.6EPSS 1.1%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- microsoft
Description
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Windows improperly suspends BitLocker Device Encryption, aka "BitLocker Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows Server 2019, Windows 10 Servers.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium4.6 | CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.1% · top 35% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
- Security Feature Bypass
Affected products
Microsoft · Windows Server 2016
- affected (Server Core installation)
- 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 ARM64-based Systems
- affected Version 1709 for x64-based Systems
- affected Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems
- affected Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems
- affected Version 1803 for x64-based Systems
- affected Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
- affected Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems
- affected Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
Microsoft · Windows Server 2019
- affected (Server Core installation)
Microsoft · Windows 10 Servers
- affected version 1709 (Server Core Installation)
- affected version 1803 (Server Core Installation)
References (2)
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8566 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 105806 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_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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