CVE-2017-8625 Security feature bypass in Internet Explorer
Attackers can bypass Device Guard User Mode Code Integrity policies in Internet Explorer, allowing unauthorized code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-8625?
CVE-2017-8625 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 8 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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".
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8625?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8625?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8625 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-8625 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8625 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer
- CVE-2014-1776 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
- CVE-2021-27085 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0222 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0210 Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2017-0149 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g2g5-8m5m-xmqg.