CVE-2019-0627 Security feature bypass in PowerShell Core

High 7.8 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass Device Guard security features in Windows, potentially allowing unauthorized code execution or policy evasion.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-0627?

CVE-2019-0627 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 6 Mar 2019. 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 Windows which could allow an attacker to bypass Device Guard, aka 'Windows Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-0631, CVE-2019-0632.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-0627?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Microsoft Powershell Core, Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2019.

How do I fix CVE-2019-0627?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-0627 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-0627 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-0627 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Windows 10 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5wfp-c9fh-w8rj.

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