CVE-2026-50685
Windows DHCP Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Double free in Windows DHCP Server allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- 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 DHCP Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Double free in Windows DHCP Server allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-50685- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-415
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-44141
Double free in Windows DHCP Server allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Record
EUVD-2026-44141- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r7g5-hhjw-w68r
Double free in Windows DHCP Server allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Double free in Windows DHCP Server allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Record
GHSA-r7g5-hhjw-w68r- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-415
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Double free in Windows DHCP Server allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-50685- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-415
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- microsoft windows 10 version 1607
- microsoft windows 10 version 1809
- 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 2022
- microsoft windows server 2025
- microsoft windows server 2025 (server core installation)
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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-2026-50685 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607, published July 14, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.66%, the 52nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.