A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Windows Hyper-V Network Switch running on a Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012…

published 2017-04-12 9y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2017-0529

cvss: 7.6; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 3.1%; EPSS 3.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits: 0; none known

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Windows Hyper-V Network Switch running on a Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, or Windows Server 2016 host server fails to properly validate input from an authenticated user on a guest operating system, aka "Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0163, CVE-2017-0180, and CVE-2017-0181.

Patch / fix

links 1

portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0162 advisory

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Exploit prediction

3.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	7.6	CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	7.4	AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

Microsoft Corporation Windows Hyper-V

Classification

Weakness

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com /en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0162
mitigation, patch, vendor-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/97461
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
securitytracker.com /id/1038233
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2017-0162
NVD CVE-2017-0162

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