CVE-2026-56159

CRITICAL
INFO Priority: 0.10 BB Relevance: 80/100
Published: 2026-07-14 Modified: 2026-10-28 First seen: 2026-10-29 Status: active

Attack Surface

Network Low Complexity No Auth No Interaction Conf. Impact Integ. Impact

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Network
AC: Low
PR: None
UI: None
S: Unchanged
C: High
I: High
A: High

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows DHCP Server allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Affected Software (36)

VendorProductVersion
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 10.0.14393.0 < 10.0.14393.9339
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 10.0.14393.0 < 10.0.14393.9339
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.9020
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.9020
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 6.2.9200.0 < 6.2.9200.26226
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 6.2.9200.0 < 6.2.9200.26226
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) 6.2.9200.0 < 6.2.9200.26226
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) 6.2.9200.0 < 6.2.9200.26226
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 6.3.9600.0 < 6.3.9600.23291
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 6.3.9600.0 < 6.3.9600.23291
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) 6.3.9600.0 < 6.3.9600.23291
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) 6.3.9600.0 < 6.3.9600.23291
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 10.0.14393.0 < 10.0.14393.9339
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 10.0.14393.0 < 10.0.14393.9339
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) 10.0.14393.0 < 10.0.14393.9339
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) 10.0.14393.0 < 10.0.14393.9339
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.9020
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.9020
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.9020
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.9020
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 10.0.20348.0 < 10.0.20348.5386
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 10.0.20348.0 < 10.0.20348.5386
Microsoft Windows Server 2025 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.33158
Microsoft Windows Server 2025 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.33158
Microsoft Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.33158
Microsoft Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.33158
microsoft windows_10_1607 < 10.0.14393.9339
microsoft windows_10_1607 < 10.0.14393.9339
microsoft windows_10_1809 < 10.0.17763.9020
microsoft windows_10_1809 < 10.0.17763.9020
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References & Advisories (1)

Bug Bounty Relevance

80 / 100
✓ Network accessible
✓ No authentication
✓ Low complexity
✓ No user interaction

CVSS Score

9.8 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.97%
Raw Score 0.009740
Percentile 61.9%
Date 2026-10-28

Intelligence Sources

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