Cyber Posture

CVE-2026-41096

Critical

Published: 12 May 2026

Published
12 May 2026
Modified
12 May 2026
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score N/A
Risk Priority 20 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2026-41096 is a critical-severity Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

NVD Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows DNS allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Deeper analysisAI

Automated synthesis unavailable for this CVE.

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