Machine-written summary
Summary written by Claude Haiku from the source advisory. Not reviewed by a person.
Windows DNS Server on Windows 10 Version 1607 and 1809, Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2, 2016 and 2019 (including Server Core installations) is affected, in the listed builds before the fixed versions. An authorized attacker can exploit a use-after-free flaw over the network to execute code. Upgrade to the fixed builds: 10.0.14393.9512 for Windows 10 1607 and Server 2016, 10.0.17763.9245 for Windows 10 1809 and Server 2019, 6.2.9200.26349 for Server 2012, and 6.3.9600.23398 for Server 2012 R2.
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Severity and exploitation
| Score | Rating | CVSS | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8 | High | 3.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C | CNA (microsoft) |
- CISA KEV Not listed.
- EPSS 0.0091, the 60th percentile, on 10 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Timeline
- 8 Sept 2026, 17:11 UTC Confirmed by the CVE List
- 31 Oct 2026, 16:20 UTC First seen by agentprime