CVE-2026-69405
MediumCVSS 5.7Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk49th percentile - higher than 49% of all known CVEs
Summary
A missing release of memory after effective lifetime in Windows DHCP Server allows an authorized attacker to deny service over an adjacent network.
Risk Assessment
An attacker could exhaust DHCP server resources, potentially leading to network outages.
Recommendation
Install Windows security updates and monitor DHCP server memory usage.
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- CVE-2026-69845Critical
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows DHCP Server allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code remotely over a network.
- CVE-2026-56159Critical
A heap-based buffer overflow in Windows DHCP Server allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code remotely over a network.
- CVE-2026-50518Critical
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows DHCP Server allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code remotely over a network.
- CVE-2026-45602Critical
A vulnerability in Windows DHCP Server allows an unauthorized attacker to perform tampering over a network. No CWE identifier is assigned for this issue.
- CVE-2026-77895High
Out-of-bounds read in Windows DHCP Server allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
- CVE-2026-77893High
An out-of-bounds read in Windows DHCP Server allows an unauthorized attacker to cause a denial of service over the network.
- CVE-2026-77891Medium
Out-of-bounds read in Windows DHCP Server allows an authenticated attacker to execute code locally.
- CVE-2026-77890High
A type confusion vulnerability in Windows DHCP Server allows an unauthorized attacker to cause a denial of service over the network.
- CVE-2026-77889High
A type confusion vulnerability in Windows DHCP Server allows an unauthorized attacker to cause a denial of service over the network.
Original NVD description (English source)
Missing release of memory after effective lifetime in Windows DHCP Server allows an authorized attacker to deny service over an adjacent network.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS