Information Disclosure Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Hyper-V

CVE-2017-8706

Summary

The Windows Hyper-V component on various versions of Microsoft Windows facilitates an abuse of input validation, leading to potential information disclosure from a guest operating system. This vulnerability arises from inadequate checks performed on inputs from authenticated users, which could allow attackers to expose sensitive information within the host system. Mitigation measures are essential to protect against unauthorized data access in virtualized environments.

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