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CVE-2017-0168

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-0168 is an information disclosure vulnerability in the Windows Hyper-V Network Switch affecting Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012. An authenticated user on a guest operating system can exploit this by providing malformed input, leading to the disclosure of sensitive information from the host. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.8 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with high complexity and requiring high privileges, but resulting in high confidentiality impact. There is no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, and community discussion and media coverage are minimal, suggesting low active exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
r2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
r2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.8MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.3
Impact Score
4.0
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.56%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0556 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 687 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (10)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012 R2
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2017-Apr/CVE-2017-0168Important

Hyper-V Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Apr 11, 2017

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0168
MitigationPatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/97418
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1038232