CVE-2018-8117
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in the Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 850 which could...
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in the Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 850 which could allow an attacker to reuse an AES encryption key to send keystrokes to other keyboard devices or to read keystrokes sent by other keyboards for the affected devices, aka "Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 850 Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 850.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in the Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 850 which could allow an attacker to reuse an AES encryption key to send keystrokes to other keyboard devices or to read keystrokes sent by other keyboards for the affected devices, aka "Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 850 Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 850.
- Record
CVE-2018-8117- CVSS 3.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 7.3 High
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in the Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 850 which could allow an attacker to reuse an AES encryption key to send keystrokes to other keyboard devices or to read keystrokes sent by other keyboards for the affected devices, aka "Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 850 Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 850.
- Record
CVE-2018-8117- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-19793 No score
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in the Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 850 which could allow an attacker to reuse an AES encryption key to send keystrokes to other keyboard devices or to read keystrokes sent by other keyboards for the affected devices, aka "Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 850 Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 850.
- Record
EUVD-2018-19793- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3m6p-3rc3-w9wf
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in the Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 850 which could...
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in the Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 850 which could allow an attacker to reuse an AES encryption key to send keystrokes to other keyboard devices or to read keystrokes sent by other keyboards for the affected devices, aka "Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 850 Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 850.
- Record
GHSA-3m6p-3rc3-w9wf- CVSS 3.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-8117 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 850, published April 12, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.16%, the 67th percentile. No source names a fixed version.