CVE-2018-8218

HighCVSS 7.7/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.7/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
MicrosoftWindows 10Version 1709 for x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows 10 Serversversion 1709 (Server Core Installation)

References

Timeline

Published
Jun 14, 2018
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2018-8218: High severity, CVSS 7.7 | Vulnix