CVE-2026-21525
Windows Remote Access Connection Manager Denial of Service Vulnerability
Null pointer dereference in Windows Remote Access Connection Manager allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service locally.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- 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
6.2
Windows Remote Access Connection Manager Denial of Service Vulnerability
Null pointer dereference in Windows Remote Access Connection Manager allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-21525- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-7329
6.2
Null pointer dereference in Windows Remote Access Connection Manager allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service locally.
- Record
EUVD-2026-7329- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cf8p-vhmm-h7g6
6.2
Null pointer dereference in Windows Remote Access Connection Manager allows an unauthorized...
Null pointer dereference in Windows Remote Access Connection Manager allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service locally.
- Record
GHSA-cf8p-vhmm-h7g6- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score
Microsoft Windows NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows Remote Access Connection Manager contains a NULL pointer dereference that could allow an unauthorized attacker to deny service locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-21525- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
6.2
Null pointer dereference in Windows Remote Access Connection Manager allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-21525- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- microsoft windows
- microsoft windows 10 version 1607
- microsoft windows 10 version 1809
- microsoft windows 10 version 21h2
- microsoft windows 10 version 22h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 22h3
- microsoft windows 11 version 23h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 24h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 25h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 26h1
- microsoft windows server 2012
- microsoft windows server 2012 (server core installation)
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- 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 2022, 23h2 edition (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2025
- microsoft windows server 2025 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows 10 1607
- microsoft windows 10 1809
- microsoft windows 10 21h2
- microsoft windows 10 22h2
- microsoft windows 11 23h2
- microsoft windows 11 24h2
- microsoft windows 11 25h2
- microsoft windows server 2022 23h2
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploitation | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-21525 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.2) in Microsoft Windows, published February 10, 2026. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since February 10, 2026. EUVD reports exploitation since February 10, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.04%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-21525
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-21525
vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2026-21525-detection-script-dos-vulnerability-in-windows-remote-access-connection-manager
vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2026-21525-mitigation-script-dos-vulnerability-in-windows-remote-access-connection-manager
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-21525
github.com/advisories/GHSA-cf8p-vhmm-h7g6