CVE-2017-8706
The Windows Hyper-V component on Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an information disclosure vulnerability when it fails to properly validate input from an authenticated user on a guest operating system, aka…
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Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.42%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The Windows Hyper-V component on Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an information disclosure vulnerability when it 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-2017-8707, CVE-2017-8711, CVE-2017-8712, and CVE-2017-8713.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.42% probability · 84th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 10 · microsoft/windows server 2016
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 2.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100789Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039317Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8706Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100789Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039317Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8706Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.