Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2020-0917
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Hyper-V on a host server fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Windows Hyper-V Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0918.
EPSS: 0.016 (72.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows — versions 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
- Microsoft Windows_10 — versions 1809, 1903, 1909
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 For X64-based Systems — versions unspecified
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909 For X64-based Systems — versions unspecified
- Microsoft Windows Server — versions 2019, 2019 (Core installation)
- Microsoft Windows_server_2016 — versions 1903, 1909
- Microsoft Windows_server_2019
- Microsoft Windows Server, Version 1903 (Server Core Installation) — versions unspecified
- Microsoft Windows Server, Version 1909 (Server Core Installation) — versions unspecified
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure@microsoft.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-0917?
- CVE-2020-0917 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2020-04-15.
- How severe is CVE-2020-0917?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-0917 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.