VulnerabilityAwaiting Analysis
CVE-2026-69858
Use after free in Windows DNS allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
HIGH 8.1EPSS 0.70%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.70%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Use after free in Windows DNS allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.70% probability · 51th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.