Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessGain high-privilege foothold on adjacent network
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ExploitExploit incorrect authorization in Hyper-V
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ImpactBypass security feature and tamper integrity
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization logic validation
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires the Windows Hyper-V role to be enabled on the target host, the attacker to already possess high privileges (PR:H) on a system, and adjacent-network positioning (AV:A) such as the same L2 segment or virtual switch as the host - it is not exploitable over the open internet. High attack complexity (AC:H) further limits exploitation, implying a required race condition or specific preconditions outside the attacker's direct control. No user interaction is needed (UI:N). The combination of required high privileges, adjacency, and high complexity makes realistic exploitation substantially harder than the integrity impact alone would suggest. |
| Impact | All signals converge on LOW real-world risk despite the vulnerability affecting a security-sensitive component (Hyper-V). The CVSS 3.1 base score is only 4.2, and the vector explains why: AV:A requires adjacent-network positioning (not internet-routable), AC:H indicates a hard-to-win race or specific preconditions, and PR:H means the attacker must already hold high privileges on the system. Impact is narrow - I:H only, with C:N and A:N, so this is an integrity/security-feature-bypass issue, not an RCE or data-disclosure flaw. The CISA SSVC framework reinforces this: Exploitation=none (no observed activity), Automatable=no (cannot be reliably scripted at scale), Technical Impact=partial. There is no CISA KEV listing and no public exploit identified at time of analysis, and no EPSS score was provided in the input (its absence is not itself a risk signal). No signals conflict here - the low CVSS, benign SSVC, and absence of exploitation evidence all agree. This is a defense-in-depth patch to deploy on a normal cycle, not an emergency. Note that the input 'Authentication Bypass' tag is slightly imprecise: CWE-863 and the description describe an authorization/security-feature bypass, not an authentication bypass. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who already holds high privileges on a machine sharing an adjacent network segment (e.g., the same virtual switch or L2 broadcast domain) with a Hyper-V host exploits an incorrect-authorization flaw to bypass a protective security feature and tamper with protected state. The high attack complexity (AC:H) means success depends on winning a timing window or meeting specific preconditions. No public proof-of-concept exploit has been identified at time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 14, 2026
Incorrect authorization in Windows Hyper-V (CWE-863) on multiple Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server versions could let an attacker who already holds high privileges on a guest or host bypass a Hyper-V security feature when positioned on the same adjacent network, but the attacker cannot read data or cause availability loss in the assessed vector. No public exploit code was identified at time of analysis, and all available signals - including the SSVC exploitation decision of 'none' and the high attack complexity - indicate low real-world risk despite Hyper-V’s security-sensitive role.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patches are available from Microsoft. Apply the security update that brings each affected installation to the fixed build: Windows Server 2016 / Windows 10 1607 to 10.0.14393.9612; Windows Server 2019 / Windows 10 1809 to 10.0.17763.9376; Windows Server 2022 to 10.0.20348.5761; Windows Server 2025 to 10.0.26100.33650; Windows 10 21H2/22H2 to 10.0.19044.7807; Windows 11 23H2 to 10.0.22631.7652; Windows 11 24H2 to 10.0.26100.9711; Windows 11 25H2 to 10.0.26200.9711; Windows 11 26H2 to 10.0.26300.9711; and Windows 11 26H1 to 10.0.28000.3231. See https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-83766 for the Microsoft Update Guide entry. Because exploitation requires high privileges and adjacent-network access, compensating controls include restricting Hyper-V management and host access to a minimal set of trusted administrators, segmenting L2 adjacent networks and virtual switches so untrusted workloads cannot share a broadcast domain with Hyper-V hosts, disabling unnecessary Hyper-V security features or integrations where they are not required, and monitoring for anomalous attempts to bypass Hyper-V security features. These controls reduce exposure but do not replace patching, and disabling Hyper-V features may break virtualization, VBS, or nested-virtualization functionality.
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Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The underlying issue is CWE-863, Incorrect Authorization, in the Windows Hyper-V hypervisor and management stack. Hyper-V is Microsoft's native hypervisor; it enforces isolation between virtual machines and the host, and security features such as shielded VMs, virtualization-based security (VBS), and nested virtualization rely on correct authorization checks. The CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N means the attacker must already have high privileges (PR:H) and be on an adjacent network (AV:A), with high attack complexity (AC:H), and no user interaction (UI:N). Impact is limited to integrity (I:H) of the security feature bypass; confidentiality and availability are not affected. The flaw affects Hyper-V on a broad set of Windows builds listed in the EUVD data.
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AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Adjacent-network authorization bypass requiring existing high privileges and specific conditions gives AV:A/AC:H/PR:H; impact is integrity-only (I:H) with no confidentiality or availability effect.
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CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft
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2DescriptionCVE.org
Incorrect authorization in Windows Hyper-V allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature over an adjacent network.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
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EUVD-2026-99987
GHSA-g44p-2wq5-xw65
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