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Full vulnerability report · 2017
CVE-2017-0212High confidence

Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Hyper-V: Improper Input Validation

Microsoft Corporation · Microsoft Hyper-V

7.6HighCVSS 3.0
Recommended action
Within 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
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Operational reassessment

Published severity in operational context

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Published severityHighOperational priority:High, unchanged from published severity.unchanged

Evidence used

  • No CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.
  • EPSS is 1.14% for the current model date.

Compensating controls

  • Validate the affected product branch and deploy the verified fixed release.
  • Restrict local access and enforce least privilege on affected hosts.
  • Monitor vendor guidance and exploitation sources for a material change.

Verification

  1. Confirm that the asset runs Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Hyper-V and falls inside the recorded affected range.
  2. Verify the installed build against the product-specific fixed version after deployment.
  3. Validate exposure, authentication requirements and compensating controls in the actual environment.
  4. Reopen this reassessment when CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploit evidence or remediation changes.
Mitigation target: Within 30 daysRemediation target: Within 180 days

This automated reassessment organises public evidence. It does not know asset exposure, business impact or control effectiveness and does not replace CVSS or a human risk decision.

Optional official sources

National CERT insights
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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2017-0578

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionWithin 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
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What, why and how

Windows Hyper-V allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability when Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 fail to properly validate vSMB packet data, aka "Windows Hyper-V vSMB Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".

What

Windows Hyper-V allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability when Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 fail to properly validate vSMB packet data, aka "Windows Hyper-V vSMB Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".

Why

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

How

An attacker operating through the affected interface may attempt exploitation with elevated privileges. If successful, the issue may gain additional privileges.

What

Windows Hyper-V allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability when Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 fail to properly validate vSMB packet data, aka "Windows Hyper-V vSMB Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".

Why

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

How

An attacker operating through the affected interface may attempt exploitation with elevated privileges. If successful, the issue may gain additional privileges.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
the affected interface → Improper Input Validation → gain additional privileges
Attack surface
Unspecified
Privileges required
High: elevated access is required
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High: exploitation depends on specific conditions
Security boundary
Changed: exploitation can affect a different security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-20 ↗

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.0: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVAdjacentAttack vector: The attacker must be on an adjacent or logically close network.ACHighAttack complexity: Successful exploitation depends on specific conditions outside the attacker's direct control.PRHighPrivileges required: The attacker needs elevated or administrative privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SChangedScope: The attack can affect a component governed by a different security authority.CHighConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.IHighIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
No specific living-off-the-land technique is confirmed in the structured sources. Monitor normal administration tools for activity inconsistent with the affected service's baseline.
Privilege escalationCWE-20
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

Canadian Centre for Cyber Security · English · AV17-063Microsoft security updates

tion to recently released Microsoft Security Updates. Assessment The summary covers multiple support package deployments addressing multiple vulnerabilities in various Microsoft products (including Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office and Microsoft Office Services and Web Apps, NET Framework, Adobe Flash Player). CVE References: CVE-2017-0190, CVE-2017-0224, CVE-2017-0077, CVE-2017-0242, CVE-2017-0243, CVE-2017-0244, CVE-2017-0245, CVE-2017-0246, CVE-2017-0248, CVE-2017-0254, CVE-2017-0255, CVE-2017-0258, CVE-2017-0259, CVE-2017-0261, CVE-2017-0262, CVE-2017-0263, CVE-2017-0064, CVE-2017-0171, CVE-2017-0175, CVE-2017-0212, CVE-2017-0213, CVE-2017-0214, CVE-2017-0220, CVE-2017-0221, CVE-2017-0222, CVE-2017-0226, CVE-2017-0227, CVE-2017-0229, CVE-2017-0228, CVE-2017-0230, CVE-2017-0231, CVE-2017-0233, CVE-2017-0234, CVE-2017-0235, CVE-2017-0236, CVE-2017-0238, CVE-2017-0240, CVE-2017-0241, CVE-2017-0264, CVE-2017-0265, CVE-2017-0266, CVE-2017-0267, CVE-2017-0268, CVE-2017-0269, CVE-2017-0270, CVE-2017-0271, CVE-2017-0272, CVE-2017-0273, CVE-2017-0274, CVE-2017-0275, CVE-2017-0276, CVE-2017-0277, CVE-2017-0278, CVE-2017-0279, CVE-2017-0280, CVE-2017-0281. Suggested Action CCIRC recommends that system administrators test and deploy the vendor-released updates to

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2017-AVI-148Multiples vulnérabilités dans Microsoft Windows

ntion des correctifs (cf. section Documentation). Documentation Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft du 09 mai 2017 https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/fr-fr/security-guidance/releasenotedetail/bc365363-f51e-e711-80da-000d3a32fc99 Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft mai 2017 du 09 mai 2017 https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/fr-FR/security-guidance Référence CVE CVE-2017-0077 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0077 Référence CVE CVE-2017-0171 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0171 Référence CVE CVE-2017-0175 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0175 Référence CVE CVE-2017-0190 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0190 Référence CVE CVE-2017-0212 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0212 Référence CVE CVE-2017-0213 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0213 Référence CVE CVE-2017-0214 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0214 Référence CVE CVE-2017-0220 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0220 Référence CVE CVE-2017-0242 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0242 Référence CVE CVE-2017-0244 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0244 Référence CVE CVE-2017-0245 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0245 Référence CVE CVE-2017-0246 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0246 Référence CVE CVE-2017-0258 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0258 Ré

Official advisory ↗
JVN iPedia · Japanese · JVNDB-2017-003292Windows Hyper-V における権限を昇格される脆弱性

Windows Hyper-V には、vSMB パケットデータの適切な検証に失敗する場合、権限を昇格される脆弱性が存在します。 ベンダは、本脆弱性を「Windows Hyper-V vSMB の特権の昇格の脆弱性」として公開しています。

Official advisory ↗
KISA KrCERT/CC · Korean · KNVD-4732MS 5월 보안 위협에 따른 정기 보안 업데이트 권고

- 다중 권한상승 취약점(CVE-2017-0212, 0213, 0214, 0233, 0241, 0246, 0263)

Official advisory ↗
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Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
Microsoft Hyper-V: Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016.
Fixed
An authoritative update reference is available, but the fixed version is not recorded in the structured CVE fields. Check the linked vendor advisory for the applicable release.
Action
Review the linked authoritative reference and apply the recorded fixed release appropriate to the affected product branch.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 12 May 2017 · Last source change 5 Aug 2024, 12:55 UTC · CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceNIST NVD
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-09-01
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2017-0578
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceNIST NVD
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

View recent updates ↗
  1. ENISA EUVD mappingEUVD-2017-0578 was added to the official ENISA EUVD mapping for this CVE.
    Before
    not recorded
    After
    {"euvdId":"EUVD-2017-0578"}
    ENISA EUVD ↗
  2. Vendor guidanceAuthoritative vendor guidance changed: added patch: portal.msrc.microsoft.com/CVE-2017-0212; added remediation: portal.msrc.microsoft.com/CVE-2017-0212.
    Before
    no authoritative guidance recorded
    After
    patch: portal.msrc.microsoft.com/CVE-2017-0212 · remediation: portal.msrc.microsoft.com/CVE-2017-0212
    portal.msrc.microsoft.com ↗
  3. Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.
    Before
    Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016. · Fixed: No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
    After
    Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016. · Fixed: An authoritative update reference is available, but the fixed version is not recorded in the structured CVE fields. Check the linked vendor advisory for the applicable release.
    CNA ↗
  4. Remediation statusRemediation status changed from Awaiting fix to Patch available.
    Before
    Awaiting fix
    After
    Patch available
    portal.msrc.microsoft.com ↗
  5. SeveritySeverity changed from Unknown to High.
    Before
    Unknown
    After
    High
    NIST NVD ↗
  6. CVSS scoreCVSS score changed from not recorded to 7.6 (CVSS 3.0 · NIST NVD · CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).
    Before
    not recorded
    After
    7.6 (CVSS 3.0 · NIST NVD · CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
    NIST NVD ↗
  7. Catalogue recordCVE added to the BlackTree catalogue.
    CNA ↗
Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
CVE published
Fixed release or patch reference recorded
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2017-0578↗CVE authority or vendor reference↗Official CVE record (CNA and ADP data)↗NVD record↗
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
Free version - for non-commercial use only.CVE-2017-0212 · cve.blacktree.nl