CVE-2018-8117 Security feature bypass in Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 850
Attackers can bypass security features to reuse AES keys, allowing them to inject keystrokes or read data from Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 850 devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-8117?
CVE-2018-8117 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 850, published on 12 Apr 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-8117?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 850.
How do I fix CVE-2018-8117?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-8117 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-8117 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-8117 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3m6p-3rc3-w9wf.