CVE-2017-11830
Device Guard in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and 1709, Windows Server 2016, and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an attacker to make an unsigned file appear to be signed, due to a security feature bypass, aka "Device Guard Security Feature…
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 2.6%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
Device Guard in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and 1709, Windows Server 2016, and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an attacker to make an unsigned file appear to be signed, due to a security feature bypass, aka "Device Guard Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability".
- 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
- 2.57% probability · 85th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 20 November 2017
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-367
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 10 · microsoft/windows server · microsoft/windows server 2016
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 2.6% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101714Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039790Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11830Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43162/Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101714Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039790Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11830Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43162/Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.