Microsoft Windows up to Server 2016 Device Guard Code Integrity Policy 7pk security

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2016. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Device Guard Code Integrity Policy. This manipulation causes 7pk security. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-8204. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2016 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality 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 08/14/2018. The weakness was released 08/14/2018 by Matt as confirmed security update guide (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The public release was coordinated with Microsoft. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-8204 since 03/14/2018. Attacking locally is a requirement. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1211 according to MITRE ATT&CK. 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 111685 (KB4343887: Windows 10 Version 1607 and Windows Server 2016 August 2018 Security Update (Foreshadow)), 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 91465 (Microsoft Windows Security Update August 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 (111685) and SecurityFocus (BID 105008†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-122825, VDB-122827, VDB-122828 and VDB-122829. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: 7pk security
CWE: CWE-254
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 111685
Nessus Name: KB4343887: Windows 10 Version 1607 and Windows Server 2016 August 2018 Security Update (Foreshadow)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Researcher: Matt
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-8204 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-8204
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-122851

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SecurityFocus: 105008 - Microsoft Windows Device Guard CVE-2018-8204 Local Security Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1041459

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/14/2018 21:34
Updated: 05/01/2023 17:05
Changes: 08/14/2018 21:34 (86), 03/15/2020 14:12 (6), 05/01/2023 17:05 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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