PT-2017-18507 · Microsoft · Powershell+3

Published 2017-09-12 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-8746

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows 10 versions 1607 through 1703 Windows Server 2016

Description A security feature bypass issue exists due to how PowerShell exposes functions and processes user-supplied code. This allows attackers to affect the system.

Recommendations For Windows 10 versions 1607 through 1703, consider restricting the use of PowerShell until a patch is available. For Windows Server 2016, consider disabling the exposure of functions in PowerShell to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-8746

Affected Products

Powershell

Windows

Windows 10

Windows Server 2016

References · 7

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8746 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8746 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2017-8746 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8746 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8746 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/100760 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1039340 · Note