Guest-to-host code execution via Hyper-V
Published Oct 13, 2021 · Updated Aug 4, 2024
Remote code execution in Microsoft Windows Hyper-V on affected Windows 11 21H2 and Server 2022 builds allows remote authenticated users to execute code on the host via crafted guest-to-host packets. The flaw is in Hyper-V packet handling between a guest virtual machine and its host, but Microsoft has not publicly disclosed the precise vulnerable component or operation. Exploitation requires low-privilege code execution inside a guest and adjacent-network reachability to the host; successful exploitation can compromise host confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Summary
What happened
Remote code execution in Microsoft Windows Hyper-V on affected Windows 11 21H2 and Server 2022 builds allows remote authenticated users to execute code on the host via crafted guest-to-host packets. The flaw is in Hyper-V packet handling between a guest virtual machine and its host, but Microsoft has not publicly disclosed the precise vulnerable component or operation. Exploitation requires low-privilege code execution inside a guest and adjacent-network reachability to the host; successful exploitation can compromise host confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2021-38672
- Published
- Oct 13, 2021
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2024
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows 11 version 21H2
- Classifications
- T1210
- Attack vector
- adjacent
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Oct 13, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=10.0.0 <10.0.22000.258
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