CVE-2026-96972 · Infrastructure
NO FIX YET
Windows DNS reads memory past the end of a buffer when handling certain network requests. An unauthorized attacker on the network can use this to disclose information from the server.
first public Nov 10, 2026 · 2 sources
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Only Windows servers running the Windows DNS Server role are exposed, since the flaw is in that service. Machines that only use DNS as a client, or that use a different DNS server, are not affected. The sources do not list affected builds.
Not affected if no-dns-server-role, non-windows-dns
Who cares dns, windows, windows-server
Get-WindowsFeature DNS in PowerShell.Unknown from the sources.
Out-of-bounds read in Windows DNS allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
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