CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-69497

MediumCVSS 6.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
1.14%

65th percentile - higher than 65% of all known CVEs

Summary

A missing release of memory after effective lifetime in Windows DHCP Server allows an authorized attacker to cause a denial of service over the network. The vulnerability can lead to memory exhaustion and service disruption.

Risk Assessment

Risk of DHCP service disruption, preventing clients from obtaining IP addresses and impacting network operations.

Recommendation

Install Microsoft security updates for the DHCP Server to address the memory leak issue.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Missing release of memory after effective lifetime in Windows DHCP Server allows an authorized attacker to deny service over a network.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS