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CVE-2026-69297

Storing passwords in a recoverable format in Windows DHCP Server allows an authorized attacker to disclose information over a network.

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 0.60%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.60%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Storing passwords in a recoverable format in Windows DHCP Server allows an authorized attacker to disclose information over a network.

CVSS 3.1
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
0.60% probability · 47th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-257
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.