VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-0088
Hyper-V in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows 10 allows guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS via a crafted application, aka "Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
CRITICAL 9.3EPSS 7.54%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.54%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Hyper-V in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows 10 allows guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS via a crafted application, aka "Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.3 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 7.54% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-284
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 10 · microsoft/windows 8.1 · microsoft/windows server 2012
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.