CVE-2019-0551 is a remote code execution vulnerability in Windows Hyper-V that allows an authenticated user on a guest operating system to execute arbitrary code on the host server due to improper input validation. This vulnerability impacts Windows 10, Windows Server 2016, and Windows Server 2019. With a CVSS score of 8.4 (HIGH), it presents a significant risk, requiring high privileges on the guest OS but allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the host. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor is public exploit code available, though it has garnered moderate community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1607CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1703CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1709CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1803CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1809CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.