VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2026-78446
Use after free in Windows Distributed File System (DFS) allows an authorized attacker to deny service over a network.
MEDIUM 5.3EPSS 0.61%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.61%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Use after free in Windows Distributed File System (DFS) allows an authorized attacker to deny service over a network.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.61% probability · 47th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 10 1607 · microsoft/windows 10 1809 · microsoft/windows 10 21h2 · microsoft/windows 10 22h2 · microsoft/windows 11 23h2 · microsoft/windows 11 24h2 · microsoft/windows 11 25h2 · microsoft/windows 11 26h1 · microsoft/windows server 2012 · microsoft/windows server 2016 · microsoft/windows server 2019 · microsoft/windows server 2022 · microsoft/windows server 2025
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-78446Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.