THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2018-0885
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2018-0885

Windows 10 vulnerability

CVSS
5.8
EPSS
5.4%
EPSS pct
92th
Exploited
No known
The Microsoft Hyper-V Network Switch in 64-bit versions of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709 allows a denial of service vulnerability due to how input from a privileged user on a guest operating system is validated, aka "Hyper-V Denial of Service Vulnerability".
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Windows 10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation
Published
2018-03-14

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, high attack complexity, requiring high privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 5.4% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 92% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2018-0885

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Windows 10 is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2018-0885.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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