# CVE-2026-96092

Use-after-free in Microsoft DNS Server allows remote code execution

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2026-96092
- CVSS: 8.1
- Known exploited: not in CISA KEV as of our last sync
- EPSS: 0.58% (percentile 48.0)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation none, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2026-11-10)
- Weakness: CWE-416
- Published: 2026-11-10

## Affected versions

- Microsoft Windows Server 2025: affected >= 10.0.26100.0 and < 10.0.26100.33822
- Microsoft Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation): affected >= 10.0.26100.0 and < 10.0.26100.33822

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## Impact

Remote code execution on DNS servers over the network, enabling arbitrary code execution, service compromise, and DNS disruption.

## Action

Immediate action required

## Recommendation

Apply Microsoft's security update for CVE-2026-96092 immediately and reboot if required.

## References

- [patch] https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-96092

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