High severity8.4NVD Advisory· Published Oct 10, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-8490

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Windows Hyper-V on a host server fails to properly validate input from an authenticated user on a guest operating system, aka "Windows Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows Server 2019, Windows 10 Servers. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8489.

Affected products

Microsoft/Windows Hyper-Vllm-fuzzy
Microsoft/Windows 10 1909cpe-rescue
Range: Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
Microsoft/Windows Server 2003cpe-rescue
Range: version 1709 (Server Core Installation)
Microsoft/Windows Server 2016cpe-rescue
Range: (Server Core installation)
Microsoft/Windows Server 2019cpe-rescue
Range: (Server Core installation)

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8490nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/105480nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1041834nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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