Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published Oct 10, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-8492

Description

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 Server 2019, Windows 10 Servers.

Affected products

Microsoft/Device Guardllm-fuzzy
Microsoft/Windows 10 1909cpe-rescue
Range: Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
Microsoft/Windows Server 2003cpe-rescue
Range: version 1709 (Server Core Installation)
Microsoft/Windows Server 2016cpe-rescue
Range: (Server Core installation)
Microsoft/Windows Server 2019cpe-rescue
Range: (Server Core installation)

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8492nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/105455nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1041842nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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