CVE-2026-50495
DNS Client Tampering Vulnerability
Improper access control in Microsoft Windows DNS allows an authorized attacker to perform tampering 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
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
DNS Client Tampering Vulnerability
Improper access control in Microsoft Windows DNS allows an authorized attacker to perform tampering locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-50495- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-44091
Improper access control in Microsoft Windows DNS allows an authorized attacker to perform tampering locally.
- Record
EUVD-2026-44091- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c62v-w9vq-37fj
Improper access control in Microsoft Windows DNS allows an authorized attacker to perform...
Improper access control in Microsoft Windows DNS allows an authorized attacker to perform tampering locally.
- Record
GHSA-c62v-w9vq-37fj- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper access control in Microsoft Windows DNS allows an authorized attacker to perform tampering locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-50495- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L - 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-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- microsoft windows 10 version 1809
- microsoft windows 10 version 21h2
- microsoft windows 10 version 22h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 24h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 25h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 26h1
- 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)
- microsoft windows 10 1809
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-2026-50495 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809, 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.