CVE-2017-0215
Microsoft Windows 10 1607 and Windows Server 2016 allow an attacker to exploit a security feature bypass vulnerability in Device Guard that could allow the attacker to inject malicious code into a Windows PowerShell session, aka "Device Guard Code…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 36.0%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Microsoft Windows 10 1607 and Windows Server 2016 allow an attacker to exploit a security feature bypass vulnerability in Device Guard that could allow the attacker to inject malicious code into a Windows PowerShell session, aka "Device Guard Code Integrity Policy Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability." This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0173, CVE-2017-0216, CVE-2017-0218, and CVE-2017-0219.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- EPSS
- 36.01% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-668
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 10 · microsoft/windows server 2016
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS moved from 13.6% on 21 September 2026 to 36.0% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98879Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038669
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0215Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://posts.specterops.io/umci-bypass-using-psworkflowutility-cve-2017-0215-71c76c1588f9
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98879Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038669
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0215Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://posts.specterops.io/umci-bypass-using-psworkflowutility-cve-2017-0215-71c76c1588f9
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.