CVE-2017-0169
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Windows Hyper-V running on a Windows 8.1,...
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Windows Hyper-V running on a Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012. or Windows Server 2012 R2 host operating system fails to properly validate input from an authenticated user on a guest operating system, aka "Hyper-V Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0168.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Windows Hyper-V running on a Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012. or Windows Server 2012 R2 host operating system fails to properly validate input from an authenticated user on a guest operating system, aka "Hyper-V Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0168.
- Record
CVE-2017-0169- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.2 Medium
AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Windows Hyper-V running on a Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012. or Windows Server 2012 R2 host operating system fails to properly validate input from an authenticated user on a guest operating system, aka "Hyper-V Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0168.
- Record
CVE-2017-0169- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-0536 No score
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Windows Hyper-V running on a Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012. or Windows Server 2012 R2 host operating system fails to properly validate input from an authenticated user on a guest operating system, aka "Hyper-V Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0168.
- Record
EUVD-2017-0536- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h4mh-8q48-6cpr
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Windows Hyper-V running on a Windows 8.1,...
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Windows Hyper-V running on a Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012. or Windows Server 2012 R2 host operating system fails to properly validate input from an authenticated user on a guest operating system, aka "Hyper-V Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0168.
- Record
GHSA-h4mh-8q48-6cpr- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-0169 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Microsoft Windows 8.1, published April 12, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.56%, the 75th percentile. No source names a fixed version.