CVE-2018-8490 — Improper Input Validation in Microsoft Windows 10

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation4 documents4 sources
Severity
8.4HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.8%
top 25.98%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
Microsoft Windows 10Microsoft Windows 10 ServersMicrosoft Windows Server 2016+1 more
Timeline
PublishedOct 10
Latest updateMay 14

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.7 | Impact: 6.0

Affected Packages6 packages

▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_10_serversversion 1709 (Server Core Installation)
▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_server_2016(Server Core installation)
▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_server_2019(Server Core installation)
▶NVDmicrosoft/windows1709, 1803+1
▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_106 versions+5

Patches

Patch: portal.msrc.microsoft.com ↗Patch: portal.msrc.microsoft.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-qfj6-qp5w-rxch: 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 gu↗2022-05-14
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CVEList
CVE-2018-8490: 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 gu↗2018-10-10
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Windows Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability↗2018-10-09
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