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CVE-2020-0661

A denial of service vulnerability exists when Microsoft Hyper-V on a host server fails to...

6.8 Medium

A denial of service vulnerability exists when Microsoft Hyper-V 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 CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0751.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.63%Down 4.0 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used6.8

A denial of service vulnerability exists when Microsoft Hyper-V 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 CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0751.

Record
CVE-2020-0661
CVSS 3.1
6.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
5.5 MediumAV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

A denial of service vulnerability exists when Microsoft Hyper-V 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 CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0751.

Record
CVE-2020-0661
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-2154No score

A denial of service vulnerability exists when Microsoft Hyper-V 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 CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0751.

Record
EUVD-2020-2154
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3mg6-q5xj-qqwcNo score

A denial of service vulnerability exists when Microsoft Hyper-V on a host server fails to...

A denial of service vulnerability exists when Microsoft Hyper-V 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 CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0751.

Record
GHSA-3mg6-q5xj-qqwc
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-0661 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Microsoft Windows, published February 11, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.63%, the 76th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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