CVE-2026-97844

mediumEPSS 0.007 · 54 %ileDEUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.73% (54th) EPSS

CVSS 6.5 · medium

Is it mine?

24 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

2 sources

cert_bund · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-17

Out-of-bounds read in DNS Server allows an authorized attacker to disclose information over a network.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

6.5

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.16.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nprimary · secure@microsoft.com USexploitability 2.8 · impact 3.6

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Trackcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-125US

affected products (24)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Microsoft Windows 10all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_10:-
Microsoft Windows 11all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_11:-
Microsoft Windows Security Appall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows:security_app
Microsoft Windows Server 2012all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2012_r2:-
Microsoft Windows Server 2016all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-
Microsoft Windows Server 2019all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-
Microsoft Windows Server 2022all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:-
Microsoft Windows Server 2025all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2025:-
microsoft windows 10 1607< 10.0.14393.9612nvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows 10 1809< 10.0.17763.9376nvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows 10 21h2< 10.0.19044.7807nvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows 10 22h2< 10.0.19045.7807nvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows 11 23h2< 10.0.22631.7652nvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows 11 24h2< 10.0.26100.9711nvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows 11 25h2< 10.0.26200.9711nvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_25h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows 11 26h1< 10.0.28000.3231nvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_26h1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows 11 26h2< 10.0.26300.9711nvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_26h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows server 2012all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows server 2012= r2nvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2026-3892Microsoft Windows und Windows Server: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-10-13csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in verschiedenen Versionen von Microsoft Windows Server und Microsoft Windows ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien auf administrative Rechte zu erhöhen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, um Informationen offenzulegen, um einen Denial of Service herbeizuführen, um den Benutzer zu täuschen und andere, nicht näher spezifizierte Auswirkungen zu verursachen.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cert_bund nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2026-10-13modified 2026-10-14

references (1) nvd

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-97844Vendor Advisory

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