---
id: 2166
title: "Let’s talk about CFI: Microsoft Edition"
source_domain: blog.trailofbits.com
source_url: "https://blog.trailofbits.com/2016/12/27/lets-talk-about-cfi-microsoft-edition/"
published_at: "2016-12-27T11:00:29Z"
tags: ["ai-security", "microsoft", "windows", "cfi", "exploit-mitigation", "cfg", "visual-studio"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/2166"
lang: en
---

# Let’s talk about CFI: Microsoft Edition

## Summary

Trail of Bits examines Microsoft's Control Flow Guard (CFG): how the compiler identifies indirect branches, inserts validity checks, and what /guard:cf does and doesn't protect on Windows 10 x86-64.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** blog.trailofbits.com
- **Published:** 2016-12-27T11:00:29Z
- **Original:** https://blog.trailofbits.com/2016/12/27/lets-talk-about-cfi-microsoft-edition/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/2166