VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2026-69781
Missing release of memory after effective lifetime in Windows DHCP Client allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over an adjacent network.
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 0.51%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.51%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Missing release of memory after effective lifetime in Windows DHCP Client allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over an adjacent network.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.51% probability · 42th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-401
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 11 24h2 · microsoft/windows 11 25h2 · microsoft/windows 11 26h1 · microsoft/windows server 2025
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69781Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.