CVE Catalog
CVE-2026-72983
CriticalCVSS 9.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Elevated risk0.97%
60th percentile - higher than 60% of all known CVEs
Summary
Use-after-free vulnerability in Windows Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code remotely over a network.
Risk Assessment
An attacker could gain control of the system, potentially leading to data confidentiality and integrity breaches and service disruption.
Recommendation
Apply security updates provided by the vendor and restrict access to the ICS service to trusted networks only.
Other vulnerabilities in Windows Internet Connection Sharing
Original NVD description (English source)
Use after free in Windows Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS