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CVE-2022-26812

Windows DNS Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

7.2 High

Windows DNS Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
High
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

3.84%Up 2.7 points since Apr 16, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.2

Windows DNS Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Windows DNS Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Record
CVE-2022-26812
CVSS 3.1
7.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-31362 7.2

Windows DNS Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Record
EUVD-2022-31362
CVSS 3.1
7.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-96qj-c9wr-w9gx 7.2

Windows DNS Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2022-24536...

Windows DNS Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2022-24536, CVE-2022-26811, CVE-2022-26813, CVE-2022-26814, CVE-2022-26815, CVE-2022-26817, CVE-2022-26818, CVE-2022-26819, CVE-2022-26820, CVE-2022-26821, CVE-2022-26822, CVE-2022-26823, CVE-2022-26824, CVE-2022-26825, CVE-2022-26826, CVE-2022-26829.

Record
GHSA-96qj-c9wr-w9gx
CVSS 3.1
7.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 7.2

Windows DNS Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Record
CVE-2022-26812
CVSS 3.1
7.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
9.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

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History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2022-26812 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2, published April 15, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.84%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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