CVE-2026-41096

critical Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
9.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: May 12, 2026 (1 days ago)
Last Modified: May 13, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: MITRE

Description

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

CWE

CWE-122

Affected Products

Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H3Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2Microsoft Windows 11 Version 25H2Microsoft Windows 11 version 26H1Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)Microsoft Windows Server 2025Microsoft Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)

References

🔗 msrc.microsoft.com