Powershell Core vulnerabilitiesRanked by how likely they are to be used.

Product17 versions
The short answer

Powershell Core is made by Microsoft. We track 18 published vulnerabilities in it, across 17 versions. None of them is on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. If you run Powershell Core, keep it on a version the vendor still supports.

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Known exploited

Which Powershell Core vulnerabilities are being exploited?

This is the list that matters most: flaws criminals are using now.

None of Powershell Core's published vulnerabilities is on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. We keep watching that list.

Exploit likelihood

Which Powershell Core flaws are most likely to be used?

Ranked by the latest exploit-likelihood forecast: the chance each flaw is used in an attack in the next 30 days. A high severity score on its own doesn't tell you that. Flaws shared by many other makers' products are left out.

50% or more10% to 49%Under 10%
  1. 30%

    .NET Core Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    CVSS8.1Published25 Feb 2021
  2. 23%

    A remote code execution vulnerability exists when PowerShell improperly handles specially crafted files, aka "Microsoft PowerShell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows RT 8.1, PowerShell Core...

    CVSS8.8Published14 Nov 2018
  3. 15%

    An information disclosure vulnerability exists in .NET Core when authentication information is inadvertently exposed in a redirect, aka ".NET Core Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects .NET Core 2.1,...

    CVSS7.5Published10 Oct 2018
  4. 9.1%

    .NET Core 1.0, .NET Core 1.1, NET Core 2.0 and PowerShell Core 6.0.0 allow a denial of Service vulnerability due to how specially crafted requests are handled, aka ".NET Core Denial of Service Vulnerability".

    CVSS7.5Published14 Mar 2018
  5. 8.9%

    Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2 and 5.7 and .NET Core 1.0.

    CVSS7.5Published10 Jan 2018
  6. 6.5%

    A denial of service vulnerability exists when .NET Core or .NET Framework improperly handles web requests, aka '.NET Core & .NET Framework Denial of Service Vulnerability'.

    CVSS7.5Published21 May 2020
  7. 5.3%

    A denial of service vulnerability exists when .NET Core improperly handles web requests, aka '.NET Core Denial of Service Vulnerability'.

    CVSS7.5Published11 Sep 2019
  8. 4.5%

    A vulnerability exists in certain .Net Framework API's and Visual Studio in the way they parse URL's, aka '.NET Framework and Visual Studio Spoofing Vulnerability'.

    CVSS5.9Published5 Mar 2019
  9. 3.9%

    .NET Core and Visual Studio Denial of Service Vulnerability

    CVSS7.5Published12 Aug 2021
  10. 3.7%

    Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP2, 3.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, .NET Core 1.0 and 2.0, and PowerShell Core 6.0.0 allow a security feature bypass vulnerability due to the way certificates...

    CVSS7.5Published10 Jan 2018
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We track 18 published vulnerabilities listed under the name Powershell Core, across 17 versions.

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