CVE-2017-8714
The Windows Hyper-V component on Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2,, Windows 10 1607, and Windows Server 2016 allows a remote code execution vulnerability when it fails to properly validate input from an authenticated user on a…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.77%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Windows Hyper-V component on Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2,, Windows 10 1607, and Windows Server 2016 allows a remote code execution vulnerability when it fails to properly validate input from an authenticated user on a guest operating system, aka "Remote Desktop Virtual Host Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.77% probability · 90th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 10 · microsoft/windows 8.1 · microsoft/windows server 2012 · microsoft/windows server 2016
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS moved from 6.2% on 21 September 2026 to 3.8% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100797Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039341Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8714Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100797Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039341Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8714Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.