CVE-2017-0216 — Microsoft Windows 10 1511, Windows 10 1607, and Windows Server 2016 allow an attacker to exploit a security feature bypass vulnerability in Device Guard that could allow the attacker to inject malicious code into a Windows PowerShell session, aka "Device Guard Code Integrity Policy Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability." This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0173, CVE-2017-0215, CVE-2017-0218, and CVE-2017-0219

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Microsoft Windows 10 1511, Windows 10 1607, and Windows Server 2016 allow an attacker to exploit a security feature bypass vulnerability in Device Guard that could allow the attacker to inject malicious code into a Windows PowerShell session, aka "Device Guard Code Integrity Policy Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability." This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0173, CVE-2017-0215, CVE-2017-0218, and CVE-2017-0219

Published Jun 15, 2017

5.3

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 1.45%

Description

Microsoft Windows 10 1511, Windows 10 1607, and Windows Server 2016 allow an attacker to exploit a security feature bypass vulnerability in Device Guard that could allow the attacker to inject malicious code into a Windows PowerShell session, aka "Device Guard Code Integrity Policy Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability." This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0173, CVE-2017-0215, CVE-2017-0218, and CVE-2017-0219.

Affected products

Vendor Microsoft Corporation Product Microsoft Windows Default
n/a
- Version
  Windows 10 1511, Windows 10 1607, and Windows Server 2016.
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Windows

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
Windows 10 1511, Windows 10 1607, and Windows Server 2016.	affected	-

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.45% 0.01451

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01451

Score over time

2021–2026

EPSS v1
EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v1
EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (14 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.45% (0.01451)	72.44th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.45% (0.01451)	69.87th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.26% (0.00257)	47.15th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.04% (0.00043)	11.40th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
May 18, 2024	0.05% (0.00052)	20.05th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.04% (0.00043)	7.86th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.41% (0.01410)	72.96th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Mar 2, 2023	1.41% (0.01410)	72.94th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.41% (0.01410)	70.94th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.41% (0.01410)	50.00th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 3, 2022	6.70% (0.06701)	83.28th	v1
Jan 6, 2022	6.70% (0.06701)	83.12th	v1
Sep 1, 2021	6.70% (0.06701)	91.08th	v1
Apr 14, 2021	6.70% (0.06701)	0.00th	v1

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (2)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98896
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0216
x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationPatchVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98896		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0216		x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationPatchVendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner microsoft

Published Jun 15, 2017

Updated Aug 5, 2024

Reserved Sep 9, 2016

Link CVE-2017-0216

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2017-0216

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2017-0216