Machine-written summary
Summary written by Claude Haiku from the source advisory. Not reviewed by a person.
Windows DHCP Server on Windows 10 Version 1607 and 1809, Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, and 2019 (including Server Core installations) is affected, with fixed builds listed for each. An unauthorized attacker on the network can cause a denial of service through a memory leak. The source gives few details about the triggering conditions. Upgrade to the fixed builds listed for your version, such as 10.0.17763.9245 or later for Windows Server 2019.
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Severity and exploitation
| Score | Rating | CVSS | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | High | 3.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C | CNA (microsoft) |
- CISA KEV Not listed.
- EPSS 0.012, the 67th percentile, on 11 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Timeline
- 8 Sept 2026, 17:14 UTC Confirmed by the CVE List
- 31 Oct 2026, 16:21 UTC First seen by agentprime