# CVE-2017-8715: Device Guard Code Integrity Policy Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

CVE-2017-8715 is fixed in 10 products on 1 platform, first by KB4041689, released October 10, 2017. It is not reported as exploited, but the vendor rates exploitation more likely. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8715
- Priority: Urgent
- CVSS: 5.3 (Important)
- EPSS: 0.0167
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Vendor exploitability assessment: Exploitation More Likely
- Published: Oct 10, 2017
- Vendor advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8715

## Description

<p>A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in Device Guard that could allow an attacker to inject malicious code into a Windows PowerShell session. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could inject code into a trusted PowerShell process to bypass the Device Guard Code Integrity policy on the local machine.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to access the local machine, and then inject malicious code into a script that is trusted by the Code Integrity policy. The injected code would then run with the same trust level as the script and bypass the Code Integrity policy.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how PowerShell exposes functions and processes user supplied code.</p>

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems | 10586.1176 | [KB4041689](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4041689.md) | Oct 10, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems | 10586.1176 | [KB4041689](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4041689.md) | Oct 10, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems | 14393.1770 | [KB4041691](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4041691.md) | Oct 10, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems | 14393.1770 | [KB4041691](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4041691.md) | Oct 10, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems | 15063.674 | [KB4041676](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4041676.md) | Oct 10, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems | 15063.674 | [KB4041676](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4041676.md) | Oct 10, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems | 10240.17643 | [KB4042895](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4042895.md) | Oct 10, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 for x64-based Systems | 10240.17643 | [KB4042895](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4042895.md) | Oct 10, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 | 14393.1770 | [KB4041691](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4041691.md) | Oct 10, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) | 14393.1770 | [KB4041691](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4041691.md) | Oct 10, 2017 |

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Data as of 2026-11-07T06:34:28Z UTC. Source: Patchblox Patch Radar (https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar). Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo