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CVE-2026-62778

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
Publication date:
11/08/2026
Last modified:
17/08/2026

Description

Use after free in Windows DNS allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Impact

Vector 3.x
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 8.10 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x
8.10
Severity 3.x
HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* 10.0.14393.9418 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* 10.0.14393.9418 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* 10.0.17763.9121 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* 10.0.17763.9121 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 10.0.14393.9418 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 10.0.17763.9121 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 10.0.20348.5440 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2025:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 10.0.26100.33222 (excluding)

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