CVE-2020-17040 — Windows Hyper-V Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Executive Summary

None

Overview

6.5

CVSS MEDIUM

Important

MS Severity

Not Exploited

MS Exploit Status

Less Likely

MS Exploit Likelihood

Category Security Feature Bypass

Released Nov 10 2020

Last Updated Nov 10 2020

Publicly Disclosed No

CISA KEV Not Listed

Known Exploits None Known

EPSS Score 0.02497 — 0.82619 percentile

NVD CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM — matches MSRC

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

ATTACK VECTOR

Network

ATTACK COMPLEXITY

Low

PRIVILEGES REQUIRED

None

USER INTERACTION

None

SCOPE

Unchanged

CONFIDENTIALITY

None

INTEGRITY

Low

AVAILABILITY

Low

EXPLOIT CODE MATURITY

Unproven

REMEDIATION LEVEL

Official Fix

REPORT CONFIDENCE

Confirmed

Temporal Score: 5.7

EPSS Score

0.02497

probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

0.82619 percentile - updated 2026-06-21

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Affected Products

15 affected products

Product	KB Article	Severity	Impact	Restart Required
Windows 10 for x64-based Systems	`4586787 (Security Update)`	Important	Security Feature Bypass	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems	`4586830 (Security Update)`	Important	Security Feature Bypass	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems	`4586785 (Security Update)`	Important	Security Feature Bypass	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems	`4586793 (Security Update)`	Important	Security Feature Bypass	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems	`4586786 (Security Update)`	Important	Security Feature Bypass	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems	`4586786 (Security Update)`	Important	Security Feature Bypass	Yes
Windows 10 Version 2004 for x64-based Systems	`4586781 (Security Update)`	Important	Security Feature Bypass	Yes
Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems 4586845 (Monthly Rollup) 4586823 (Security Only) Important Security Feature Bypass 4580347 Base: 6.5 Temporal: 5.7 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C Yes 4586845 4586823 Windows Server 2012 R2 4586845 (Monthly Rollup) 4586823 (Security Only) Important Security Feature Bypass 4580347 Base: 6.5 Temporal: 5.7 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C Yes 4586845 4586823 Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) 4586845 (Monthly Rollup) 4586823 (Security Only) Important Security Feature Bypass 4580347 Base: 6.5 Temporal: 5.7 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C Yes 4586845 4586823 Windows Server 2016	`4586830 (Security Update)`	Important	Security Feature Bypass	Yes
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)	`4586830 (Security Update)`	Important	Security Feature Bypass	Yes
Windows Server 2019	`4586793 (Security Update)`	Important	Security Feature Bypass	Yes
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)	`4586793 (Security Update)`	Important	Security Feature Bypass	Yes
Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)	`4586786 (Security Update)`	Important	Security Feature Bypass	Yes
Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)	`4586786 (Security Update)`	Important	Security Feature Bypass	Yes
Windows Server, version 2004 (Server Core installation)	`4586781 (Security Update)`	Important	Security Feature Bypass	Yes
Windows Server, version 20H2 (Server Core Installation)	`4586781 (Security Update)`	Important	Security Feature Bypass	Yes

Patches

6 patches

Article	Type	Restart
`4586787`	Security Update	Yes
`4586830`	Security Update	Yes
`4586785`	Security Update	Yes
`4586793`	Security Update	Yes
`4586786`	Security Update	Yes
`4586781`	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

Etienne Champetier (@champtar)

References

MSRC Advisory MITRE NVD