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CVE-2018-0890

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-0890 is a security feature bypass vulnerability in Active Directory that affects Windows Server 2016 and Windows 10. It occurs when Active Directory incorrectly applies Network Isolation settings, potentially allowing an attacker to bypass intended security controls. The vulnerability has a medium CVSS score of 5.3, indicating a network attack vector with high attack complexity, requiring low privileges, and leading to high availability impact. While there is no known public exploit code or active exploitation, the CVE has garnered some community discussion and media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1709CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.3MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.6
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.39%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0439 is in the 95th percentile among its peer group of 1,428 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (10)

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

microsoft2018-Apr/CVE-2018-0890Important

Active Directory Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Apr 10, 2018

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0890
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/103649
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1040663
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry