The Microsoft Hyper-V Network Switch in 64-bit versions of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1,…

Description

The Microsoft Hyper-V Network Switch in 64-bit versions of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an information disclosure vulnerability due to how guest operating system input is validated, aka "Hyper-V Information Disclosure Vulnerability".

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

1.4% · top 27% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.6.

Weakness

• Information Disclosure
• CWE-20 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-20 and its CVEs

Affected products

• Microsoft Corporation · Hyper-V Network SwitchHyper-V Network Switch

  • affected Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709

References (3)

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0888 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 103262 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 1040518 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2018-0888](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2018-0888.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2018-0888)

Record last updated 16 Sept 2024, 18:39 UTC.