Microsoft Windows up to Server 2016 Device Guard Code Integrity Policy 7pk security
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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2016 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Device Guard Code Integrity Policy. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-254. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The bug was discovered 07/10/2018. The weakness was presented 07/10/2018 by Matt as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with Microsoft. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-8222 since 03/14/2018. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1211 for this issue. The advisory points out:
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.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 110980 (KB4338814: Windows 10 Version 1607 and Windows Server 2016 July 2018 Security Update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 91456 (Microsoft Windows Security Update July 2018).
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (110980) and SecurityFocus (BID 104635†).
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CPE 2.3
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Class: 7pk securityCWE: CWE-254
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Nessus ID: 110980
Nessus Name: KB4338814: Windows 10 Version 1607 and Windows Server 2016 July 2018 Security Update
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03/14/2018 🔍07/10/2018 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Researcher: Matt
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-8222 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 104635 - Microsoft Windows Device Guard CVE-2018-8222 Local Security Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1041265
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
Entry
Created: 07/11/2018 10:09Updated: 04/05/2023 15:30
Changes: 07/11/2018 10:09 (85), 03/01/2020 15:26 (6), 04/05/2023 15:30 (5)
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