CVE-2026-42987
Windows Deployment Services (WDS) Remote Code Execution
Use after free in Windows Deployment Services allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Windows Deployment Services (WDS) Remote Code Execution
Use after free in Windows Deployment Services allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-42987- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-11
EUVDEUVD-2026-35757
Use after free in Windows Deployment Services allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Record
EUVD-2026-35757- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-11
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9wx6-gp73-qg3j
Use after free in Windows Deployment Services allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code...
Use after free in Windows Deployment Services allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Record
GHSA-9wx6-gp73-qg3j- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Use after free in Windows Deployment Services allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-42987- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- microsoft windows server 2012
- microsoft windows server 2012 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2012 r2
- microsoft windows server 2012 r2 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2016
- microsoft windows server 2016 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2019
- microsoft windows server 2019 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2022
- microsoft windows server 2025
- microsoft windows server 2025 (server core installation)
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-42987 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Microsoft Windows Server 2012, published June 9, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.59%, the 48th percentile. No source names a fixed version.