CVE-2020-16891 — Windows Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
<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…
Published: 2020-10-16 · CVSS: 8.8 · CVSS 3.1
<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>
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7