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CVE-2026-70166
Out-of-bounds read in Windows DNS allows an authorized attacker to deny service over a network.
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 1.29%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.29%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Out-of-bounds read in Windows DNS allows an authorized attacker to deny service over a network.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.29% probability · 70th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- 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
EPSS moved from 1.1% on 14 October 2026 to 1.3% on 27 October 2026.
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.