CVE-2025-47999: Windows Hyper-V Denial of Service Vulnerability

Overview

Severity
Medium (CVSS 6.8)
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Category
Denial of Service
Exploit Status
Not Exploited
Exploitation Likelihood
Less Likely
Patch Tuesday
2025-Jul
Released
2025-07-08
EPSS Score
0.34% (percentile: 56.8%)

Description

Missing synchronization in Windows Hyper-V allows an authorized attacker to deny service over an adjacent network.

FAQ

According to the CVSS metric, the attack vector is adjacent (AV:A). What does that mean for this vulnerability? Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires that an attacker will need to first gain access to the restricted network before running an attack. 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.

Affected Products (19)

Windows

  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows Server 2019
  • Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2022
  • Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)
  • Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows Server 2025
  • Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows Server 2016
  • Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)

ESU

  • Windows 11 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems

Security Updates (7)

Acknowledgments

<a href="https://twitter.com/rthhh17">HongZhenhao</a> with <a href="https://twitter.com/tiangonglab">TianGong Team of Legendsec at Qi&#39;anxin Group</a>

Revision History

  • 2025-07-08: Information published.