Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
CVE-2020-16891
<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Windows Hyper-V on a host server fails to properly validate input from an authenticated user on a guest operating system. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker could run a specially…
EPSS: 0.004 (61.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1803 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 For X64-based Systems — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 2004 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1 — versions 6.1.0
- Microsoft Windows 8.1 — versions 6.3.0
References
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16891 (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-16891?
- CVE-2020-16891 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-10-16.
- How severe is CVE-2020-16891?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.