CVE-2018-8449

Device Guard Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

CVE-2018-8449 is fixed in 14 products on 1 platform, first by KB4457131, released September 11, 2018. It is not reported as exploited, but the vendor rates exploitation more likely. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.

Urgent
CVSS
5.3
Important
Exploitation
More likely
Vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0311
87th percentile

<p>A security feature bypass exists when Device Guard incorrectly validates an untrusted file. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could make an unsigned file appear to be signed. Because Device Guard relies on the signature to determine the file is non-malicious, Device Guard could then allow a malicious file to execute.</p> <p>In an attack scenario, an attacker could make an untrusted file appear to be a trusted file.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Device Guard handles untrusted files.</p>

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Microsoft
Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems 14393.2485 KB4457131 Sep 11, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems 14393.2485 KB4457131 Sep 11, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems 15063.1324 KB4457138 Sep 11, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems 15063.1324 KB4457138 Sep 11, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems 16299.665 KB4457142 Sep 11, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems 16299.665 KB4457142 Sep 11, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems 17134.285 KB4457128 Sep 11, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems 17134.285 KB4457128 Sep 11, 2018
Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems 10240.17976 KB4457132 Sep 11, 2018
Windows 10 for x64-based Systems 10240.17976 KB4457132 Sep 11, 2018
Windows Server 2016 14393.2485 KB4457131 Sep 11, 2018
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) 14393.2485 KB4457131 Sep 11, 2018
Windows Server, version 1709 (Server Core Installation) 16299.665 KB4457142 Sep 11, 2018
Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation) 17134.285 KB4457128 Sep 11, 2018