Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 14, 2019· Updated Aug 4, 2024
Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2019-0720
Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Windows Hyper-V Network Switch on a host server fails to properly validate input from an authenticated user on a guest operating system. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker could run a specially crafted application on a guest operating system that could cause the Hyper-V host operating system to execute arbitrary code. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute arbitrary code on the host operating system. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Hyper-V Network Switch validates guest operating system network traffic.
Affected products
11cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*range: 10.0.0
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 10.0.0
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 10.0.0
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*Range: 6.2.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0720mitrex_refsource_MISC
News mentions
0No linked articles in our index yet.