Vulnerability · Published Sep 8, 2026 · Assigned by microsoft

CVE-2026-78445Windows Services for NFS ONCRPC XDR Driver Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-severity use-after-free in Windows Server 2012 from Microsoft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 62% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 37.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Use after free in Windows Services for NFS ONCRPC XDR Driver allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 6.2.9200.0 – before 6.2.9200.26349
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) 6.2.9200.0 – before 6.2.9200.26349
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 6.3.9600.0 – before 6.3.9600.23398
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) 6.3.9600.0 – before 6.3.9600.23398
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 10.0.14393.0 – before 10.0.14393.9512
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) 10.0.14393.0 – before 10.0.14393.9512
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 10.0.17763.0 – before 10.0.17763.9245
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) 10.0.17763.0 – before 10.0.17763.9245
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 10.0.20348.0 – before 10.0.20348.5622
Microsoft Windows Server 2025 10.0.26100.0 – before 10.0.26100.33438
Microsoft Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) 10.0.26100.0 – before 10.0.26100.33438

Weakness: CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

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