CVE-2026-49169

high Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
8.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
EPSS Score
0.5%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 61% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: July 14, 2026 (54 days ago)
Last Modified: July 16, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: MITRE

Description

Use after free in DNS Server allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.

CWE

CWE-416

Affected Products

Microsoft Windows Server 2025Microsoft Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)

References