CVE-2026-87705
Windows Hyper-V Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Improper verification of source of a communication channel in Windows Hyper-V allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over an adjacent network.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Windows Hyper-V Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Improper verification of source of a communication channel in Windows Hyper-V allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over an adjacent network.
- Record
CVE-2026-87705- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-940
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-100072
Improper verification of source of a communication channel in Windows Hyper-V allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over an adjacent network.
- Record
EUVD-2026-100072- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xqvw-9wjw-5vrv
Improper verification of source of a communication channel in Windows Hyper-V allows an...
Improper verification of source of a communication channel in Windows Hyper-V allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over an adjacent network.
- Record
GHSA-xqvw-9wjw-5vrv- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-940
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper verification of source of a communication channel in Windows Hyper-V allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over an adjacent network.
- Record
CVE-2026-87705- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-940
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- microsoft windows 10 version 1607
- microsoft windows 10 version 1809
- microsoft windows 10 version 21h2
- microsoft windows 10 version 22h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 23h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 24h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 25h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 26h1
- microsoft windows 11 version 26h2
- microsoft windows server 2012
- microsoft windows server 2012 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2012 r2
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- microsoft windows server 2012 r2 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2016
- microsoft windows server 2016 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2019
- microsoft windows server 2019 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2022
- microsoft windows server 2025
- microsoft windows server 2025 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows 10 1607
- microsoft windows 10 1809
- microsoft windows 10 21h2
- microsoft windows 10 22h2
- microsoft windows 11 23h2
- microsoft windows 11 24h2
- microsoft windows 11 25h2
- microsoft windows 11 26h1
- microsoft windows 11 26h2
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-87705 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.4) in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607, published October 13, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 37th percentile. No source names a fixed version.