CVE-2018-8437
mediumpriority · track · 26EPSS 0.021 · 81 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A denial of service vulnerability exists when Microsoft Hyper-V Network Switch on a host server fails to properly validate input from a privileged user on a guest operating system, aka "Windows Hyper-V Denial of Service Vulnerability." This affects Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8436, CVE-2018-8438.
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affected products (6)
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references (9)
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- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105237cnnvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8437cnnvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/zh-CN/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8437Patchcnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105237enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041624enisa_euvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8437enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105237Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041624Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
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