CVE-2018-0888 Information disclosure in Hyper-V Network SwitchHyper-V Network Switch
An attacker can exploit improper input validation in the Hyper-V Network Switch to disclose sensitive information from the host system.
- 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-2018-0888?
CVE-2018-0888 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 14 Mar 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Microsoft Hyper-V Network Switch in 64-bit versions of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an information disclosure vulnerability due to how guest operating system input is validated, aka "Hyper-V Information Disclosure Vulnerability".
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0888?
It affects 7 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and 1 more.
How do I fix CVE-2018-0888?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0888 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-0888 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0888 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-vx57-pxq8-x3gq.