Vulnerability · Published Aug 11, 2026 · Assigned by microsoft
CVE-2026-61920Windows DNS Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Medium 6.6
In plain English
A medium-severity race condition in Windows Server 2012 R2 from Microsoft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 44% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.6Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 55.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows DNS allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 | 6.3.9600.0 – before 6.3.9600.23338 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) | 6.3.9600.0 – before 6.3.9600.23338 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 | 10.0.14393.0 – before 10.0.14393.9418 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) | 10.0.14393.0 – before 10.0.14393.9418 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 | 10.0.17763.0 – before 10.0.17763.9121 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) | 10.0.17763.0 – before 10.0.17763.9121 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2022 | 10.0.20348.0 – before 10.0.20348.5499 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2025 | 10.0.26100.0 – before 10.0.26100.33296 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) | 10.0.26100.0 – before 10.0.26100.33296 |
Weakness: CWE-362, CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
References
- Windows DNS Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability vendor-advisory, patch