CVE-2017-11823

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Published 2017-10-13 · Modified 2026-05-13
CVSS v3
6.7
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2
7.2
VIR risk
6.7

Description

The Microsoft Device Guard on Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows a security feature bypass by the way it handles Windows PowerShell sessions, aka "Microsoft Windows Security Feature Bypass".

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
66%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secure@microsoft.com — https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11823

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
windows windows-affected
windows windows1511affected
windows windows1607affected
windows windows1703affected
windows windowsaffected

References

CWEs

CWE-362

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.