CVE-2026-65789

high Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
8.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/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
High
Privileges Required
None
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

Use after free in Windows DNS allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

CWE

CWE-416

Affected Products

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809Microsoft Windows Server 2016Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)Microsoft Windows Server 2019Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)Microsoft Windows Server 2022Microsoft Windows Server 2025Microsoft Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)

References

🔗 msrc.microsoft.com