Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2020-0917 (CCN-178782)

Assigned:2019-11-04
Published:2020-04-14
Updated:2021-07-21
Summary:An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Hyper-V on a host server fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Windows Hyper-V Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0918.
CVSS v3 Severity:6.8 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
5.9 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Adjacent
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): High
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
8.4 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
7.3 High (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Adjacent
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): High
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.4 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Adjacent_Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
7.7 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Adjacent_Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-269
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2020-0917

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ms-hyperv-cve20200917-priv-esc(178782)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security TechCenter - April 2020
Windows Hyper-V Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Source: N/A
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
N/A

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_10:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_10:1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_1903:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_1909:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:x32:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_10:::~~~~x64~:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server:1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    microsoft windows 10 1809
    microsoft windows 10 1903
    microsoft windows 10 1909
    microsoft windows server 2016 1903
    microsoft windows server 2016 1909
    microsoft windows server 2019 -
    microsoft windows 10 -
    microsoft windows 10
    microsoft windows server 2019
    microsoft windows 10 -
    microsoft windows server 1903
    microsoft windows server 1909