Description
Buffer over-read in Windows Hyper-V allows an authorized attacker to deny service over an adjacent network.
Published: 2026-07-14
Score: 4.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

A buffer over-read flaw in the Windows Hyper-V hypervisor enables an attacker with authorized or privileged access to trigger a denial of service against an adjacent network. The vulnerability can exhaust resources or destabilize the virtual machine environment, causing connectivity loss for services running within the affected system.

Affected Systems

The issue targets multiple Microsoft Windows client and server platforms. Client releases affected include Windows 10 versions 1607, 1809, 21H2, 22H2 and Windows 11 versions 24H2, 25H2, 26H1. Server releases impacted are Windows Server 2012 (both standard and Server Core editions), 2016, 2019, 2022, and 2025, again in both full and Server Core configurations.

Risk and Exploitability

With a CVSS base score of 4.5 the vulnerability is classified as moderate in severity, and an EPSS score of less than 1% indicates a low likelihood of exploitation in the wild. The flaw requires a user to have authorized or elevated privileges on the host system; the attack is not remotely exploitable from the network. No active exploitation campaigns are currently documented, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on July 31, 2026 at 07:34 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the Microsoft update that addresses CVE-2026-50485, as published on the Microsoft Security Response Center update guide.
  • If Hyper-V is not required in your environment, disable the Hyper-V role or uninstall it to remove the vulnerable component.
  • Limit the accounts that can manage Hyper-V by applying strict least-privilege controls, ensuring only trusted administrators have the ability to create or modify virtual machines.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on July 31, 2026 at 07:34 UTC.

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History

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 22:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Buffer over-read in Windows Hyper-V allows an authorized attacker to deny service over an adjacent network.
Title Windows Hyper-V Denial of Service Vulnerability
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft windows 10 1607
Microsoft windows 10 1809
Microsoft windows 10 21h2
Microsoft windows 10 22h2
Microsoft windows 11 24h2
Microsoft windows 11 25h2
Microsoft windows 11 26h1
Microsoft windows Server 2012
Microsoft windows Server 2012 R2
Microsoft windows Server 2016
Microsoft windows Server 2019
Microsoft windows Server 2022
Microsoft windows Server 2025
Weaknesses CWE-126
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21H2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22H2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24H2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_25H2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_26H1:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012_R2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2025:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft windows 10 1607
Microsoft windows 10 1809
Microsoft windows 10 21h2
Microsoft windows 10 22h2
Microsoft windows 11 24h2
Microsoft windows 11 25h2
Microsoft windows 11 26h1
Microsoft windows Server 2012
Microsoft windows Server 2012 R2
Microsoft windows Server 2016
Microsoft windows Server 2019
Microsoft windows Server 2022
Microsoft windows Server 2025
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}


Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 10 1607 Windows 10 1809 Windows 10 21h2 Windows 10 22h2 Windows 11 24h2 Windows 11 25h2 Windows 11 26h1 Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2022 Windows Server 2025
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-03T22:56:10.886Z

Reserved: 2026-06-04T18:59:53.336Z

Link: CVE-2026-50485

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-14T20:39:51.191Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-31T07:45:12Z

Weaknesses