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Paper/Archive/CVE-2026-41096

CVE-2026-41096

Microsoft Windows 11 version 23H2 — Windows DNS Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

EPSS 3%CVSS 9.8
critical.is priorityof 100
47
CVSS 9.8 (CNA)9.8 / 10 × 3029.4Not in CISA KEV+300.0EPSS percentile 85.9.859 × 2017.2No public exploit+100.0SSVC exploitation: none+100.0
Description · from the CVE record

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows DNS allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
Windows 11 version 23H210.0.22631.0 – < 10.0.22631.707910.0.22631.7079CNA
Windows 11 Version 23H210.0.22631.0 – < 10.0.22631.721910.0.22631.7219CNA
Windows 11 Version 24H210.0.26100.0 – < 10.0.26100.845710.0.26100.8457CNA
Windows 11 Version 25H210.0.26200.0 – < 10.0.26200.845710.0.26200.8457CNA
Windows 11 version 26H110.0.28000.0 – < 10.0.28000.211310.0.28000.2113CNA
Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)10.0.25398.0 – < 10.0.25398.233010.0.25398.2330CNA
Windows Server 202510.0.26100.0 – < 10.0.26100.3286010.0.26100.32860CNA
Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)10.0.26100.0 – < 10.0.26100.3286010.0.26100.32860CNA

Scores by source

microsoft (CNA)9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total

References

patchmsrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-41096