CVE-2018-8417
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in Microsoft JScript that could allow an attacker...
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in Microsoft JScript that could allow an attacker to bypass Device Guard, aka "Microsoft JScript Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows Server 2019, Windows 10 Servers.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in Microsoft JScript that could allow an attacker to bypass Device Guard, aka "Microsoft JScript Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows Server 2019, Windows 10 Servers.
- Record
CVE-2018-8417- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in Microsoft JScript that could allow an attacker to bypass Device Guard, aka "Microsoft JScript Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows Server 2019, Windows 10 Servers.
- Record
CVE-2018-8417- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-20053 No score
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in Microsoft JScript that could allow an attacker to bypass Device Guard, aka "Microsoft JScript Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows Server 2019, Windows 10 Servers.
- Record
EUVD-2018-20053- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v9q5-95vx-2g47
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in Microsoft JScript that could allow an attacker...
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in Microsoft JScript that could allow an attacker to bypass Device Guard, aka "Microsoft JScript Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows Server 2019, Windows 10 Servers.
- Record
GHSA-v9q5-95vx-2g47- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - 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-2018-8417 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Microsoft Windows 10, published November 14, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.02%, the 81st percentile. No source names a fixed version.