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CVE-2026-72940

HIGH
MEDIUM Priority: 0.07 BB Relevance: 68/100
Published: 2026-09-08 Modified: 2026-10-31 First seen: 2026-10-30 Status: active

Attack Surface

Network Low Complexity No Auth Conf. Impact Integ. Impact

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

Description

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

Weakness Classification (1)

Affected Software (16)

VendorProductVersion
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2 10.0.22631.0 < 10.0.22631.7582
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2 10.0.22631.0 < 10.0.22631.7582
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.9445
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.9445
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 25H2 10.0.26200.0 < 10.0.26200.9445
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 25H2 10.0.26200.0 < 10.0.26200.9445
Microsoft Windows 11 version 23H2 10.0.22631.0 < 10.0.22631.7582
Microsoft Windows 11 version 23H2 10.0.22631.0 < 10.0.22631.7582
Microsoft Windows 11 version 26H1 10.0.28000.0 < 10.0.28000.2954
Microsoft Windows 11 version 26H1 10.0.28000.0 < 10.0.28000.2954
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 10.0.20348.0 < 10.0.20348.5622
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 10.0.20348.0 < 10.0.20348.5622
Microsoft Windows Server 2025 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.33438
Microsoft Windows Server 2025 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.33438
Microsoft Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.33438
Microsoft Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.33438

References & Advisories (1)

Bug Bounty Relevance

68 / 100
✓ Network accessible
✓ No authentication
✓ Low complexity

CVSS Score

8.8 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.82%
Raw Score 0.008190
Percentile 57.2%
Date 2026-10-31

EPSS Trend

2026-10-31
0.00819
2026-10-30
0.00819

Intelligence Sources

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