Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10
CVE-2020-17040
Windows Hyper-V Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.027 (85.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 85.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.027 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows 10 — versions 20h2, 1607, 1803
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 — 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 8.1 — versions 6.3.0
- Microsoft Windows 8.1
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-17040 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-17040?
- CVE-2020-17040 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-11-11.
- How severe is CVE-2020-17040?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-17040 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.