VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-8436

CVSS score6.2 MEDIUM
EPSS probability2.05%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-09-13
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

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-2018-8437, CVE-2018-8438.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references