CVE-2019-0886 — Windows Hyper-V Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Executive Summary

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Windows Hyper-V on a host operating system fails to properly validate input from an authenticated user on a guest operating system. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker on a guest operating system could run a specially crafted application that could cause the Hyper-V host operating system to disclose memory information. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain access to information on the Hyper-V host operating system. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Hyper-V validates guest operating system user input.

Overview

6.8

CVSS MEDIUM

Important

MS Severity

Not Exploited

MS Exploit Status

Less Likely

MS Exploit Likelihood

Category Information Disclosure

Released May 14 2019

Last Updated May 14 2019

Publicly Disclosed No

CISA KEV Not Listed

Known Exploits None Known

EPSS Score 0.01724 — 0.75164 percentile

NVD CVSS 6.8 MEDIUM — differs from MSRC

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

ATTACK VECTOR

Adjacent_network

ATTACK COMPLEXITY

Low

PRIVILEGES REQUIRED

Low

USER INTERACTION

None

SCOPE

Changed

CONFIDENTIALITY

High

INTEGRITY

None

AVAILABILITY

None

EXPLOIT CODE MATURITY

Proof-of-Concept

REMEDIATION LEVEL

Official Fix

REPORT CONFIDENCE

Confirmed

Temporal Score: 5.0

EPSS Score

0.01724

probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

0.75164 percentile - updated 2026-07-25

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Affected Products

12 affected products

Product	KB Article	Severity	Impact	Restart Required
Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems	`4494440 (Security Update)`	Important	Information Disclosure	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems	`4499181 (Security Update)`	Important	Information Disclosure	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems	`4499179 (Security Update)`	Important	Information Disclosure	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems	`4499167 (Security Update)`	Important	Information Disclosure	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems	`4494441 (Security Update)`	Important	Information Disclosure	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems	`4497936 (Security Update)`	Important	Information Disclosure	Yes
Windows Server 2016	`4494440 (Security Update)`	Important	Information Disclosure	Yes
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)	`4494440 (Security Update)`	Important	Information Disclosure	Yes
Windows Server 2019	`4494441 (Security Update)`	Important	Information Disclosure	Yes
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)	`4494441 (Security Update)`	Important	Information Disclosure	Yes
Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation)	`4499167 (Security Update)`	Important	Information Disclosure	Yes
Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)	`4497936 (Security Update)`	Important	Information Disclosure	Yes

Patches

6 patches

Article	Type	Restart
`4494440`	Security Update	Yes
`4499181`	Security Update	Yes
`4499179`	Security Update	Yes
`4499167`	Security Update	Yes
`4494441`	Security Update	Yes
`4497936`	Security Update	Yes

Known Exploits

No known exploits have been linked for this CVE yet. When available, exploit references will be sourced from public repositories and may be unverified, incomplete, or non-functional. Always review code carefully before use in any environment.

Acknowledgments

None

References

MSRC Advisory MITRE NVD