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CVE-2026-50426

Relative path traversal in DNS Server allows an authorized attacker to execute code over an adjacent network.

MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 0.56%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.56%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Relative path traversal in DNS Server allows an authorized attacker to execute code over an adjacent network.

CVSS 3.1
6.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.56% probability · 45th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-23
Affected
microsoft/windows 10 1607 · microsoft/windows 10 1809 · microsoft/windows server 2012 · microsoft/windows server 2016 · microsoft/windows server 2019 · microsoft/windows server 2022 · microsoft/windows server 2025
Source
secure@microsoft.com

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