high · 8.1

Windows DHCP Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE-2026-88120 · published 13 Oct 2026

How serious is it

  • Severity: high, CVSS score 8.1 out of 10.
  • No exploit prediction (EPSS) score yet.
  • Not on the CISA list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  • No public exploit in Exploit-DB.

Is your app affected by CVE-2026-88120?

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Who is affected

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012: 6.2.9200.0 to < 6.2.9200.26434
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation): 6.2.9200.0 to < 6.2.9200.26434
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2: 6.3.9600.0 to < 6.3.9600.23470
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation): 6.3.9600.0 to < 6.3.9600.23470
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016: 10.0.14393.0 to < 10.0.14393.9612
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation): 10.0.14393.0 to < 10.0.14393.9612
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019: 10.0.17763.0 to < 10.0.17763.9376
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation): 10.0.17763.0 to < 10.0.17763.9376
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022: 10.0.20348.0 to < 10.0.20348.5761
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2025: 10.0.26100.0 to < 10.0.26100.33650

How to check

  1. Find out whether you run the affected product and which version, then compare it with the versions above.

How to fix

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  1. Apply the vendor's update or mitigation from the references below. If there is none yet, limit exposure of the affected service until there is.
  2. If a vulnerable version was live, check your logs and rotate the secrets that server could read.

The advisory

Use after free in Windows DHCP Server allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Check your whole app

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References

Merged from CVE List. Last updated 23 Oct 2026. All vulnerabilities · RSS · JSON

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