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CVE-2026-88119

High CVSS 8.1

Published 2026-10-13 ยท last changed 2026-10-13

The fix

Microsoft fixes this in updatesKB5126835, KB5126836, KB5126868, KB5126651, KB5126655, KB5126646. The fixed build differs per Windows version, so the row that matters is the one matching the machine you are looking at.

Windows version Fixed in build Update Released
Windows Server 2012 6.2.9200.26434 KB5126835 2026-10-13
Windows Server 2012 R2 6.3.9600.23470 KB5126836 2026-10-13
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) 6.3.9600.23470 KB5126836 2026-10-13
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) 6.2.9200.26434 KB5126835 2026-10-13
Windows Server 2016 10.0.14393.9612 KB5126868 2026-10-13
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) 10.0.14393.9612 KB5126868 2026-10-13
Windows Server 2019 10.0.17763.9376 KB5126651 2026-10-13
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) 10.0.17763.9376 KB5126651 2026-10-13
Windows Server 2022 10.0.20348.5761 KB5126655 2026-10-13
Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation) 10.0.20348.5761 KB5126655 2026-10-13
Windows Server 2025 10.0.26100.33650 KB5126646 2026-10-13
Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) 10.0.26100.33650 KB5126646 2026-10-13

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What it is

Use after free in Windows DHCP Server allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Sources

CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H