Affects Windows Active Directory, core enterprise identity infrastructure; RCE here can lead to domain/controller compromise and wide organizational impact.
CVE-2026-49179
Command injection in Windows Active Directory allows remote code execution
Is CVE-2026-49179 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-49179 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.83% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-49179?
CVE-2026-49179 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-49179?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-49179. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-49179 affect?
CVE-2026-49179 affects Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Domain Controllers, AD management services. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-49179?
Restrict AD access, isolate domain controllers, enable enhanced monitoring, apply vendor patch when released
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Remote code execution against Active Directory over the network, enabling arbitrary code execution and potential domain compromise.
Immediate action required
- affected>= 10.0.14393.0 and < 10.0.14393.9418
- affected>= 10.0.17763.0 and < 10.0.17763.9121
- affected>= 10.0.19044.0 and < 10.0.19044.7663
- affected>= 10.0.19045.0 and < 10.0.19045.7663
- affected>= 10.0.22631.0 and < 10.0.22631.7517
- affected>= 10.0.22631.0 and < 10.0.22631.7517
- affected>= 10.0.26100.0 and < 10.0.26100.9168
- affected>= 10.0.26200.0 and < 10.0.26200.9168
- affected>= 10.0.28000.0 and < 10.0.28000.2704
- affected>= 6.2.9200.0 and < 6.2.9200.26280
- affected>= 6.3.9600.0 and < 6.3.9600.23338
- affected>= 6.3.9600.0 and < 6.3.9600.23338
- affected>= 6.2.9200.0 and < 6.2.9200.26280
- affected>= 10.0.14393.0 and < 10.0.14393.9418
- affected>= 10.0.14393.0 and < 10.0.14393.9418
- affected>= 10.0.17763.0 and < 10.0.17763.9121
- affected>= 10.0.17763.0 and < 10.0.17763.9121
- affected>= 10.0.20348.0 and < 10.0.20348.5499
- affected>= 10.0.26100.0 and < 10.0.26100.33296
- affected>= 10.0.26100.0 and < 10.0.26100.33296
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.