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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

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.