CVE-2026-50295
Windows Zero Trust DNS Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Improper privilege management in Microsoft Windows DNS allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Windows Zero Trust DNS Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Improper privilege management in Microsoft Windows DNS allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-50295- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-43842
Improper privilege management in Microsoft Windows DNS allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
- Record
EUVD-2026-43842- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5vv7-6vxh-x79w
Improper privilege management in Microsoft Windows DNS allows an authorized attacker to bypass a...
Improper privilege management in Microsoft Windows DNS allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
- Record
GHSA-5vv7-6vxh-x79w- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper privilege management in Microsoft Windows DNS allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-50295- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-50295 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24h2, published July 14, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.30%, the 23rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.