CVE-2020-16891: Windows Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
First published: Fri Oct 16 2020(Updated: )
<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Windows Hyper-V on a host server fails to properly validate input from an authenticated user on a guest operating system. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker could run a specially crafted application on a guest operating system that could cause the Hyper-V host operating system to execute arbitrary code.</p> <p>An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute arbitrary code on the host operating system.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Hyper-V validates guest operating system user input.</p>
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| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| =1607 | ||
| =1709 | ||
| =1803 | ||
| =1809 | ||
| =1903 | ||
| =1909 | ||
| =2004 | ||
| =sp2 | ||
| =r2-sp1 | ||
| =r2 | ||
| =1903 | ||
| =1909 | ||
| =2004 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 10 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 10 | =1607 | |
| Microsoft Windows 10 | =1709 | |
| Microsoft Windows 10 | =1803 | |
| Microsoft Windows 10 | =1809 | |
| Microsoft Windows 10 | =1903 | |
| Microsoft Windows 10 | =1909 | |
| Microsoft Windows 10 | =2004 | |
| Microsoft Windows 7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | =r2-sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 | =r2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | =1903 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | =1909 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | =2004 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2019 |
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