CVE-2018-0959CriticalCVSS 7.6

Windows Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published
May 8, 2018
Last Modified
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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2018-0959 →

📋 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. 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 Hyper-V validates guest operating system user input.

🎯 Affected products20

  • Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
  • Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems
  • Windows RT 8.1
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
  • Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2012
  • Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2016
  • Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server, version 1709 (Server Core Installation)
  • Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation)

✅ Remediation

KB4103731 (Security Update) KB4103716 (Security Update) KB4103723 (Security Update) KB4103718 (Monthly Rollup) KB4103712 (Security Only) KB4103725 (Monthly Rollup) KB4103715 (Security Only) KB4094079 (Security Update) KB4103730 (Monthly Rollup) KB4103726 (Security Only) KB4103727 (Security Update) KB4103721 (Security Update)

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