CVE-2018-8437

6.2 mediumEPSS 2.1%

A denial of service vulnerability exists when Microsoft Hyper-V Network Switch on a host server fails to properly validate input from a privileged user on a guest operating system, aka "Windows Hyper-V Denial of Service Vulnerability." This affects Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8436, CVE-2018-8438.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

6.2 medium

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

EPSS: 2.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 81% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-20
Published: 2018-09-13
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

microsoft:windows_10
microsoft:windows_server_2016

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105237
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041624
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8437
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105237
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041624

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