CVE-2018-8436 is a denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Hyper-V Network Switch affecting Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016. A privileged user on a guest operating system can trigger this by providing malformed input, leading to a denial of service on the host server. With a CVSS score of 6.2 (Medium), it requires network access and high privileges but has no user interaction. There is no public exploit code available, nor is it listed in CISA's KEV catalog, indicating no active exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1803CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1803:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* | ||
1803CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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