CVE-2026-96248
Windows Host Guardian Service Denial of Service Vulnerability
Stack-based buffer overflow in Windows Host Guardian Service allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Windows Host Guardian Service Denial of Service Vulnerability
Stack-based buffer overflow in Windows Host Guardian Service allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-96248- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-121
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
EUVDEUVD-2026-99758
Stack-based buffer overflow in Windows Host Guardian Service allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
- Record
EUVD-2026-99758- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-10
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fr2m-72xr-wc6v
Stack-based buffer overflow in Windows Host Guardian Service allows an unauthorized attacker to...
Stack-based buffer overflow in Windows Host Guardian Service allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
- Record
GHSA-fr2m-72xr-wc6v- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-121
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Stack-based buffer overflow in Windows Host Guardian Service allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-96248- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-121
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- microsoft windows 10 version 1607
- microsoft windows 10 version 1809
- 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)
- microsoft windows 10 1607
- microsoft windows 10 1809
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | CVE List, EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-96248 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607, published October 13, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.12%, the 66th percentile. No source names a fixed version.