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CVE-2026-70207

Heap-based buffer overflow in Network Policy Server (NPS) allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 0.75%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.75%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Network Policy Server (NPS) allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.

CVSS 3.1
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.75% probability · 55th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-122
Source
secure@microsoft.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%14 October 2026: 0.66%26 October 2026: 0.75%14 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS moved from 0.7% on 14 October 2026 to 0.8% on 26 October 2026.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.