CVE-2019-0551 Code injection in Windows 10
An authenticated guest user can execute arbitrary code on the Windows Hyper-V host server due to improper input validation.
- 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-2019-0551?
CVE-2019-0551 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 8 Jan 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Windows Hyper-V on a host server fails to properly validate input from an authenticated user on a guest operating system, aka "Windows Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows Server 2019, Windows 10 Servers. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-0550.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-0551?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2019.
How do I fix CVE-2019-0551?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-0551 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-2019-0551 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-0551 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-r7mg-7vfr-2xwh.