CVE-2022-34696: Windows Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Overview

Severity
High (CVSS 7.8)
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Category
Remote Code Execution
Exploit Status
Not Exploited
Exploitation Likelihood
Less Likely
Patch Tuesday
2022-Aug
Released
2022-08-09
EPSS Score
0.30% (percentile: 53.3%)

FAQ

According to the CVSS metric, the attack vector is local (AV:L). Why does the CVE title indicate that this is a remote code execution? The word Remote in the title refers to the location of the attacker. This type of exploit is sometimes referred to as Arbitrary Code Execution (ACE). The attack itself is carried out locally. The vulnerable endpoint is only available over the local VM interface as all external communication is blocked. This means an attacker needs to execute code from the local machine to exploit the vulnerability. According to the CVSS metric, the attack complexity is high (AC:H). What does that mean for this vulnerability? Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires an attacker to win a race condition. According to the CVSS metric, a successful exploitation could lead to a scope change (S:C). What does this mean for this vulnerability? Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a Hyper-V guest to affect the functionality of the Hyper-V host. According to the CVSS metric, privileges required is low (PR:L). What does that mean for this Remote Code Execution vulnerability? An authenticated attacker who successfully exploited a race condition from a Hyper-V guest could attempt to trigger malicious code in the context of that user to attempt an arbitrary or remote code execution on the Hyper-V host.

Affected Products (16)

Windows

  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows Server 2019
  • Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows 10 Version 21H1 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows Server 2022
  • Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server, version 20H2 (Server Core Installation)
  • Windows 11 version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows Server 2016
  • Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems

ESU

  • Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)

Security Updates (8)

Acknowledgments

<a href="https://twitter.com/rezer0dai">PETER HLAVATY</a> with Fruit your Game

Revision History

  • 2022-08-09: Information published.