CVE-2018-8490 is a remote code execution vulnerability in Windows Hyper-V, affecting Windows 10, Windows Server 2016, and Windows Server 2019. It allows an authenticated user on a guest operating system to execute arbitrary code on the host due to improper input validation. With a CVSS score of 8.4 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a network-adjacent attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), it has received limited community discussion and media coverage, indicating low current attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* | ||
1607CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* | ||
1703CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* | ||
1709CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* | ||
1803CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1803:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.0 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.