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CVE-2017-11899

CRITICAL

9.8

CVSS Severity Score

EPSS Score0.1400%

EPSS Percentile24.34th

PublishedDec 12, 2017

Last ModifiedMay 13, 2026

Vulnerability Description

Device Guard in Windows 10 1511, 1607, 1703 and 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709 allows a security feature bypass vulnerability due to the way untrusted files are handled, aka "Microsoft Windows Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability".

Affected Platforms (CPE)

💻

Microsoft

Windows 10

All versions

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Microsoft

Windows 10

= 1511

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Microsoft

Windows 10

= 1607

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Microsoft

Windows 10

= 1703

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Microsoft

Windows 10

= 1709

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Microsoft

Windows Server 2016

All versions

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Microsoft

Windows Server 2016

= 1709

References & Advisories

🔗 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102077

🔗 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039992

🔗 https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11899

🔗 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102077

🔗 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039992

🔗 https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11899

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