CVE-2017-0075 Code injection in Hyper-V

High 7.6 Published Updated

Guest OS users can execute arbitrary code on the host OS via a crafted application in Microsoft Hyper-V.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-0075?

CVE-2017-0075 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 17 Mar 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Hyper-V in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; and Windows Server 2016 allows guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS via a crafted application, aka "Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from that described in CVE-2017-0109.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-0075?

It affects 7 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows Server 2016 and 1 more.

How do I fix CVE-2017-0075?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-0075 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2017-0075 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-0075 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 3 proofs of concept on GitHub.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-mmj5-4rm6-7cx9.

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