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CVE-2019-0720

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-0720 is a remote code execution vulnerability in the Windows Hyper-V Network Switch, affecting various Windows client and server operating systems. An authenticated attacker on a guest OS could exploit this by running a specially crafted application, leading to arbitrary code execution on the Hyper-V host. With a CVSS score of 8.0 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a network attack vector and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, though it requires high privileges and has high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or inclusion in CISA's KEV catalog, but it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.0HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.3
Impact Score
6.0
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.84%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0384 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 81 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.4 Bluesky, 0.2 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (22)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2019
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2016
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 7 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
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012 R2
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
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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 2012
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
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Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2019-Aug/CVE-2019-0720Critical

Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Aug 13, 2019

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0720
PatchVendor Advisory