Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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describes (1)
Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-72983US | critical9.8 | — | ||
Use after free in Windows Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network. | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- CVE-2026-72983 Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability - CSAFself
- CVE-2026-72983 Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability - HTMLself
- Microsoft Support Lifecycleexternal
- Common Vulnerability Scoring Systemexternal
- Microsoft Exploitability Indexexternal
remediations (30)
- FixedWindows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
10.0.14393.9512:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5123099
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5123099 - FixedWindows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
10.0.14393.9512:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5123099
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5123099 - FixedWindows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
10.0.17763.9245:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5122876
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5122876 - FixedWindows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
10.0.17763.9245:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5122876
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5122876 - FixedWindows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems
10.0.19044.7725:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5122878
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5122878 - FixedWindows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
10.0.19044.7725:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5122878
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5122878 - FixedWindows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
10.0.19044.7725:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5122878
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5122878 - FixedWindows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems
10.0.19045.7725:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5122878
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5122878 - FixedWindows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
10.0.19045.7725:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5122878
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5122878 - FixedWindows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
10.0.19045.7725:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5122878
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5122878 - FixedWindows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems
10.0.22631.7582:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5122880
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5122880 - FixedWindows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems
10.0.22631.7582:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5122880
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5122880 - FixedWindows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems
10.0.26100.9445:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5124008
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5124008 - FixedWindows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems
10.0.26100.9445:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5124008
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5124008 - FixedWindows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM64-based Systems
10.0.26200.9445:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5124008
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5124008 - FixedWindows 11 Version 25H2 for x64-based Systems
10.0.26200.9445:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5124008
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5124008 - FixedWindows 11 Version 26H1 for ARM64-based Systems
10.0.28000.2954:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5124012
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5124012 - FixedWindows 11 version 26H1 for x64-based Systems
10.0.28000.2954:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5124012
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5124012 - FixedWindows Server 2012
6.2.9200.26349:Monthly Rollup:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5123065
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5123065 - FixedWindows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
6.2.9200.26349:Monthly Rollup:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5123065
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5123065 - FixedWindows Server 2012 R2
6.3.9600.23398:Monthly Rollup:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5123066
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5123066 - FixedWindows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
6.3.9600.23398:Monthly Rollup:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5123066
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5123066 - FixedWindows Server 2016
10.0.14393.9512:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5123099
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5123099 - FixedWindows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
10.0.14393.9512:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5123099
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5123099 - FixedWindows Server 2019
10.0.17763.9245:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5122876
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5122876 - FixedWindows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
10.0.17763.9245:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5122876
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5122876 - FixedWindows Server 2022
10.0.20348.5622:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5122882
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5122882 - FixedWindows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
10.0.20348.5622:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5122882
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5122882 - FixedWindows Server 2025
10.0.26100.33438:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5122871
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5122871 - FixedWindows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
10.0.26100.33438:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5122871
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5122871
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