CVE-2017-0185
A denial of service vulnerability exists when Microsoft Hyper-V Network Switch running on a...
A denial of service vulnerability exists when Microsoft Hyper-V Network Switch running on a Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, or Windows Server 2016 host server fails to properly validate input from a privileged user on a guest operating system, aka "Hyper-V Denial of Service Vulnerability." This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0178, CVE-2017-0179, CVE-2017-0182, CVE-2017-0183, CVE-2017-0184, and CVE-2017-0186.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A denial of service vulnerability exists when Microsoft Hyper-V Network Switch running on a Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, or Windows Server 2016 host server fails to properly validate input from a privileged user on a guest operating system, aka "Hyper-V Denial of Service Vulnerability." This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0178, CVE-2017-0179, CVE-2017-0182, CVE-2017-0183, CVE-2017-0184, and CVE-2017-0186.
- Record
CVE-2017-0185- CVSS 3.0
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A denial of service vulnerability exists when Microsoft Hyper-V Network Switch running on a Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, or Windows Server 2016 host server fails to properly validate input from a privileged user on a guest operating system, aka "Hyper-V Denial of Service Vulnerability." This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0178, CVE-2017-0179, CVE-2017-0182, CVE-2017-0183, CVE-2017-0184, and CVE-2017-0186.
- Record
CVE-2017-0185- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-0552 No score
A denial of service vulnerability exists when Microsoft Hyper-V Network Switch running on a Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, or Windows Server 2016 host server fails to properly validate input from a privileged user on a guest operating system, aka "Hyper-V Denial of Service Vulnerability." This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0178, CVE-2017-0179, CVE-2017-0182, CVE-2017-0183, CVE-2017-0184, and CVE-2017-0186.
- Record
EUVD-2017-0552- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4849-x279-v4q2
A denial of service vulnerability exists when Microsoft Hyper-V Network Switch running on a...
A denial of service vulnerability exists when Microsoft Hyper-V Network Switch running on a Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, or Windows Server 2016 host server fails to properly validate input from a privileged user on a guest operating system, aka "Hyper-V Denial of Service Vulnerability." This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0178, CVE-2017-0179, CVE-2017-0182, CVE-2017-0183, CVE-2017-0184, and CVE-2017-0186.
- Record
GHSA-4849-x279-v4q2- CVSS 3.0
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - 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-2017-0185 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.8) in Microsoft Windows 10, published April 12, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.67%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.