CVE-2026-70250
Windows DHCP Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows DHCP Client allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over an adjacent network.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- 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 DHCP Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows DHCP Client allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over an adjacent network.
- Record
CVE-2026-70250- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-416, CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
EUVDEUVD-2026-100133
Use after free in Windows DHCP Client allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over an adjacent network.
- Record
EUVD-2026-100133- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-10
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mfg7-c74w-738f
Use after free in Windows DHCP Client allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over an...
Use after free in Windows DHCP Client allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over an adjacent network.
- Record
GHSA-mfg7-c74w-738f- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/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 DHCP Client allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over an adjacent network.
- Record
CVE-2026-70250- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/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 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
- microsoft windows server 2025 (server core installation)
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | CVE List | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-70250 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Microsoft Windows Server 2012, published October 13, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.47%, the 40th percentile. No source names a fixed version.