CVE-2026-56179
Windows Network Address Translation (NAT) Spoofing Vulnerability
Origin validation error in Windows Network Address Translation (NAT) allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over an adjacent network.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent 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 Network Address Translation (NAT) Spoofing Vulnerability
Origin validation error in Windows Network Address Translation (NAT) allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over an adjacent network.
- Record
CVE-2026-56179- CVSS 3.1
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-346
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-56763
Origin validation error in Windows Network Address Translation (NAT) allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over an adjacent network.
- Record
EUVD-2026-56763- CVSS 3.1
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rxw5-jh43-59h9
Origin validation error in Windows Network Address Translation (NAT) allows an unauthorized...
Origin validation error in Windows Network Address Translation (NAT) allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over an adjacent network.
- Record
GHSA-rxw5-jh43-59h9- CVSS 3.1
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-346
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Origin validation error in Windows Network Address Translation (NAT) allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over an adjacent network.
- Record
CVE-2026-56179- CVSS 3.1
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-346
- 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-2026-56179 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.3) in Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24h2, published August 11, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, the 20th percentile. No source names a fixed version.