CVE-2017-8625
Internet Explorer in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an...
Internet Explorer in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to bypass Device Guard User Mode Code Integrity (UMCI) policies due to Internet Explorer failing to validate UMCI policies, aka "Internet Explorer Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability".
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Internet Explorer in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to bypass Device Guard User Mode Code Integrity (UMCI) policies due to Internet Explorer failing to validate UMCI policies, aka "Internet Explorer Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability".
- Record
CVE-2017-8625- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Internet Explorer in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to bypass Device Guard User Mode Code Integrity (UMCI) policies due to Internet Explorer failing to validate UMCI policies, aka "Internet Explorer Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability".
- Record
CVE-2017-8625- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-17574 No score
Internet Explorer in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to bypass Device Guard User Mode Code Integrity (UMCI) policies due to Internet Explorer failing to validate UMCI policies, aka "Internet Explorer Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability".
- Record
EUVD-2017-17574- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g2g5-8m5m-xmqg
Internet Explorer in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an...
Internet Explorer in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to bypass Device Guard User Mode Code Integrity (UMCI) policies due to Internet Explorer failing to validate UMCI policies, aka "Internet Explorer Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability".
- Record
GHSA-g2g5-8m5m-xmqg- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | homjxi0e/CVE-2017-8625_Bypass_UMCI | 2017-08-21 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-8625 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published August 8, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 15.4%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8625
posts.specterops.io/umci-vs-internet-explorer-exploring-cve-2017-8625-3946536c6442
securityfocus.com/bid/100063
securitytracker.com/id/1039112
oddvar.moe/2017/08/13/bypassing-device-guard-umci-using-chm-cve-2017-8625
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8625
msitpros.com?p=3909
github.com/advisories/GHSA-g2g5-8m5m-xmqg