Protection mechanism failure in Windows Shell allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.
Weakness
The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows_10_1507 | Microsoft | * | 10.0.10240.21034 (excluding) |
| Windows_10_1607 | Microsoft | * | 10.0.14393.8148 (excluding) |
| Windows_10_1809 | Microsoft | * | 10.0.17763.7434 (excluding) |
| Windows_10_21h2 | Microsoft | * | 10.0.19044.5965 (excluding) |
| Windows_10_22h2 | Microsoft | * | 10.0.19045.5965 (excluding) |
| Windows_11_22h2 | Microsoft | * | 10.0.22621.5472 (excluding) |
| Windows_11_23h2 | Microsoft | * | 10.0.22631.5472 (excluding) |
| Windows_11_24h2 | Microsoft | * | 10.0.26100.4270 (excluding) |
| Windows_server_2012 | Microsoft | - (including) | - (including) |
| Windows_server_2012 | Microsoft | r2 (including) | r2 (including) |
| Windows_server_2016 | Microsoft | * | 10.0.14393.8148 (excluding) |
| Windows_server_2019 | Microsoft | * | 10.0.17763.7434 (excluding) |
| Windows_server_2022 | Microsoft | * | 10.0.20348.3745 (excluding) |
| Windows_server_2022_23h2 | Microsoft | * | 10.0.25398.1665 (excluding) |
| Windows_server_2025 | Microsoft | * | 10.0.26100.4270 (excluding) |
Related Attack Patterns
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