CVE Number | Vulnerability | Product | Severity | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2022-37979 | Windows Hyper-V Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability | Windows 11 | Critical | 17-10-2022 |
Technical Information
An attacker on a Nested Hyper-V environment would gain Level 1 Hyper-V Windows Root OS privileges. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a Hyper-V guest to affect the functionality of the Hyper-V host.
Further information on this vulnerability is available at : CVE-2022-37979
Affected Software
Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems,Windows Server 2019,
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation),
Windows 10 Version 21H1 for x64-based Systems,
Windows Server 2022,
Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation),
Windows 10 Version 20H2 for x64-based Systems,
Windows 11 for x64-based Systems,
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems,
Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems,
Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems,
Windows Server 2016,
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)