FKIE_CVE-2021-38672

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-10-13 01:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 04:02
Severity
8.0 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.0 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Windows Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
References
secure@microsoft.comhttps://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-38672Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-38672Patch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
microsoft windows_11 -
microsoft windows_server_2022 *
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