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CVE Number Vulnerability Product Severity Date
CVE-2017-8664 Windows Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Microsoft Windows Important 09-08-2017

Technical Information

Brief overview of the risk:
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.

Detailed Information on the risk:

An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute arbitrary code on the host operating system.

Further information on this exploit is available at : CVE-2017-8664

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
Microsoft Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
Microsoft Windows 10 version 1511 for x64-based Systems
Microsoft Windows 10 version 1703 for x64-based Systems
Microsoft Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems
Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
Microsoft Windows Server 2016

Affected Software

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
Microsoft Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
Microsoft Windows 10 version 1511 for x64-based Systems
Microsoft Windows 10 version 1703 for x64-based Systems
Microsoft Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems
Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
Microsoft Windows Server 2016