CVE-2019-0720
Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- microsoft
Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Windows Hyper-V Network Switch 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 crafted application on a guest operating system that could cause the Hyper-V host operating system to execute arbitrary code. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute arbitrary code on the host operating system. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Hyper-V Network Switch validates guest operating system network traffic.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoftCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | High8.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High8.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.8% · top 9.8% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.0.
Weakness
- Remote Code Execution
- CWE-20 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-20 and its CVEs
Affected products
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1703
- affected 10.0.0 – < publication
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1803
- affected 10.0.0 – < publication
Microsoft · Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation)
- affected 10.0.0 – < publication
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1809
- affected 10.0.0 – < publication
Microsoft · Windows Server 2019
- affected 10.0.0 – < publication
Microsoft · Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
- affected 10.0.0 – < publication
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1709
- affected 10.0.0 – < publication
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1507
- affected 10.0.0 – < publication
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1607
- affected 10.0.0 – < publication
Microsoft · Windows Server 2016
- affected 10.0.0 – < publication
Microsoft · Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
- affected 10.0.0 – < publication
Microsoft · Windows 7 Service Pack 1
- affected 6.1.0 – < publication
- affected 6.3.0 – < publication
Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2
- affected 6.0.0 – < publication
Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
- affected 6.0.0 – < publication
Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1
- affected 6.1.0 – < publication
Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
- affected 6.0.0 – < publication
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012
- affected 6.2.0 – < publication
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
- affected 6.2.0 – < publication
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 R2
- affected 6.3.0 – < publication
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
- affected 6.3.0 – < publication
References (1)
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0720 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_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)
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[](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2019-0720)Record last updated .