VIR Vulnerability Intelligence Relay

CVE-2026-41096

critical
Published 2026-05-12 · Modified 2026-05-15
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2
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VIR risk
9.8

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows DNS allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secure@microsoft.com — https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-41096

OS impact
OSVersionStatusFixed in
windows windowsaffected10.0.26100.32772

References

CWEs

CWE-122

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.