CVE-2026-62778
Windows DNS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows DNS allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges 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 DNS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows DNS allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-62778- 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, CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-56662
Use after free in Windows DNS allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
EUVD-2026-56662- 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
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wwxw-rcqm-87qp
Use after free in Windows DNS allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Use after free in Windows DNS allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
GHSA-wwxw-rcqm-87qp- 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-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Use after free in Windows DNS allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-62778- 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-362, CWE-416
- 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 2019 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2022
- microsoft windows server 2025
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-2026-62778 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607, published August 11, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.54%, the 45th percentile. No source names a fixed version.