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CVE-2024-38080

Windows Hyper-V Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS 7.8 HIGHEPSS 7.1%● KEVCWE-190
In short

A security flaw in Windows Hyper-V allows a user with basic computer access to gain higher privileges and control the entire system. This happens because the virtualization software doesn't properly validate certain operations, letting attackers bypass security restrictions.

Technical detail

Integer overflow vulnerability (CWE-190) in Windows Hyper-V allows local privilege escalation when an authenticated user submits specially crafted input to the hypervisor. The vulnerability stems from insufficient input validation on operations, enabling an attacker to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.

Summary generated and translated by AI from the official description.
Windows Hyper-V Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
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