CVE-2017-0193 Privilege escalation in Microsoft Windows
Attackers can gain elevated privileges on guest OSes due to improper privilege enforcement in Hyper-V instruction emulation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-0193?
CVE-2017-0193 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 15 Jun 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Windows Hyper-V in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to gain elevated privileges on a target guest operating system when Windows Hyper-V instruction emulation fails to properly enforce privilege levels, aka "Hypervisor Code Integrity Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".
Weakness: CWE-755
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-0193?
It affects 6 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.
How do I fix CVE-2017-0193?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-0193 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-0193 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-0193 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-7w62-v87p-qrwr.