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CVE-2026-88125

medium

Out-of-bounds read in DNS Server allows an authorized attacker to deny service over a network.

Vendor / product: Microsoft — windows server 2012

Out-of-bounds read in DNS Server allows an authorized attacker to deny service over a network.

CVSS
6.5
6.5 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (secure@microsoft.com)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-10-13 19:21
Modified: 2026-10-16 10:46
NVD status: Analyzed
Last synced 1 day ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 07:00 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).

Affected products

microsoft / windows_server_2012 all versions, r2
microsoft / windows_server_2016 <10.0.14393.9612
microsoft / windows_server_2019 <10.0.17763.9376
microsoft / windows_server_2022 <10.0.20348.5761
microsoft / windows_server_2025 <10.0.26100.33650

Weakness classification (CWE)

Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.

Mitigation & advisories

Vendor advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-88125

References

Data sources

NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 07:00 UTC · record ↗

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