CVE-2017-0168
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows Hyper-V Network Switch running on a Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, or Windows Server 2012 R2 host operating system fails to properly validate…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (5.56%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows Hyper-V Network Switch running on a Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, or Windows Server 2012 R2 host operating system fails to properly validate input from an authenticated user on a guest operating system, aka "Hyper-V Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0169.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 5.56% probability · 93th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 8.1 · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows server 2012
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 5.6% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97418Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038232
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0168Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97418Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038232
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0168Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.