VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-40461
Windows Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
HIGH 8.0EPSS 1.36%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.36%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Windows Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.36% probability · 70th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 10 · microsoft/windows 11 · microsoft/windows server · microsoft/windows server 2016 · microsoft/windows server 2019 · microsoft/windows server 2022
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-40461Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-40461Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.