CVE-2022-37979
Windows Hyper-V Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 11, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:55 AM UTC
11 products affected across 1 vendorWindows Server 2016Windows Server 2019Windows 10 1809
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
Windows Hyper-V Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
10.0.14393.0 ≤ v < 10.0.14393.542710.0.14393.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.14393.5427, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
10.0.17763.0 ≤ v < 10.0.17763.353210.0.17763.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.17763.3532, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
10.0.14393.0 ≤ v < 10.0.14393.542710.0.14393.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.14393.5427, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
10.0.17763.0 ≤ v < 10.0.17763.353210.0.17763.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.17763.3532, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
10.0.20348.0 ≤ v < 10.0.20348.112910.0.20348.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.20348.1129, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
10.0.0 ≤ v < 10.0.19043.213010.0.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.19043.2130, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
10.0.19043.0 ≤ v < 10.0.19044.213010.0.19043.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.19044.2130, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
10.0.0 ≤ v < 10.0.22000.109810.0.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.22000.1098, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (2)
Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-37979PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-37979SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
7.8HIGHmicrosoft
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo
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