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Status published
Medium
CVE-2020-17040
Windows Hyper-V Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Vulnerability Description
Windows Hyper-V Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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Windows 10 Version 1803, Windows 10 Version 1809, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation), Windows 10 Version 1909, Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation), Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems, Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation), Windows 10 Version 2004, Windows Server version 2004, Windows 10 Version 1507, Windows 10 Version 1607, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation), Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation), Windows Server version 20H2
Vulnerable Versions:
10.0.0, 6.3.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 11th, 2020
Last Modified:
September 10th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.