CVE-2021-36968
HighCVSS 7.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk39th percentile - higher than 39% of all known CVEs
Summary
Elevation of privilege vulnerability in Windows DNS. An attacker could exploit it to gain higher privileges on the system.
Risk Assessment
Risk of system takeover by an unauthorized user, potentially leading to data security compromise.
Recommendation
Apply Windows security updates provided by Microsoft.
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Use after free in Windows DNS allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
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Use-after-free in Windows DNS allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
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Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows DNS allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
- CVE-2026-69858High
A use-after-free vulnerability in Windows DNS allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- CVE-2026-69813High
Use after free in Windows DNS allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- CVE-2026-69680High
Origin validation error in Windows DNS allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.
Original NVD description (English source)
Windows DNS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS