VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-26894

Windows DNS Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 7.27%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.27%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Windows DNS Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 7.27% probability · 94th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Affected: microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows server 2012 · microsoft/windows server 2016 · microsoft/windows server 2019
Source: secure@microsoft.com

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-26894
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-26894Patch, Vendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.