CVE-2026-62803

high Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: August 11, 2026 (26 days ago)
Last Modified: August 12, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: MITRE

Description

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows DHCP Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

CWE

CWE-59

Affected Products

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809Microsoft Windows Server 2012Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)Microsoft Windows Server 2016Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)Microsoft Windows Server 2019Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)

References

🔗 msrc.microsoft.com