CVE-2017-0185

5.8 mediumEPSS 5.7%

A denial of service vulnerability exists when Microsoft Hyper-V Network Switch running on a Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, or Windows Server 2016 host server fails to properly validate input from a privileged user on a guest operating system, aka "Hyper-V Denial of Service Vulnerability." This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0178, CVE-2017-0179, CVE-2017-0182, CVE-2017-0183, CVE-2017-0184, and CVE-2017-0186.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

5.8 medium

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 5.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 92% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-20
Published: 2017-04-12
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

microsoft:windows_10
microsoft:windows_8.1
microsoft:windows_server_2012
microsoft:windows_server_2016

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97437
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038230
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0185
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97437
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038230

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