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

Code

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Timeline

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1. May 12, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Detected

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

2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Updated

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

Affected

• cpe microsoft/windows 11 23h2version unspecified
• cpe microsoft/windows 11 24h2version unspecified
• cpe microsoft/windows 11 25h2version unspecified
• cpe microsoft/windows 11 26h1version unspecified

Sources

• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-41096

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-41096

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

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Vendor Advisory · msrc.microsoft.com