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CVE-2017-11899

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-11899 is a critical security feature bypass vulnerability affecting Device Guard in various versions of Microsoft Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016. This flaw stems from improper handling of untrusted files, allowing an attacker to bypass security mechanisms. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), it presents a severe risk, as it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media attention, indicating its significance.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1511CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1607CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1703CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1709CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.84%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0584 is in the 87th percentile among its peer group of 36,897 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (14)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server, version 1709 (Server Core Installation)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2016
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2017-Dec/CVE-2017-11899Important

Device Guard Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Dec 12, 2017

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11899
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/102077
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1039992
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry