Input validation error in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2019-0720
Published: August 14, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20278
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-0720
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the Windows Hyper-V Network Switch. A remote authenticated attacker of the guest operating system can execute arbitrary code on the host system.
Affected software
Microsoft Windows
Windows Server
Windows Server
How to mitigate CVE-2019-0720
Install updates from vendor's website.