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CVE-2026-23666

CVE-2026-23666 is a Microsoft vulnerability that Microsoft rates Critical, with a CVSS score of 7.5 (High). Microsoft has shipped the fix: deploy one of the 18 updates below from the Microsoft Update Catalog, and see where this CVE sits against the rest on the patch tracker.

Risk summary

High
7.5
CVSS v3
2.4%
EPSS, 30 days
High
Severity

Not in the CISA KEV catalog. EPSS exploit probability 2.4%. CVSS 7.5 (High).

This CVE is among the lower half of tracked Microsoft CVEs by EPSS exploit probability.

Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2026-23666

CVE-2026-23666 is a High severity (CVSS 7.5) Denial of Service flaw in .NET Framework 4.8 running on the older Windows 10 Version 1607 (32-bit and x64) and Windows Server 2012. Exposure is limited to these legacy platforms, and while it is not in CISA KEV and has only a 2 percent EPSS score, a successful attack can crash .NET-hosted services rather than expose data. If you still run apps on these end-of-support-era builds, an unauthenticated availability hit is the concern.

Do this: Deploy the .NET Framework 4.8 update for Windows 10 1607 and Windows Server 2012, prioritizing servers hosting production .NET workloads.

AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-21. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.

Senserva AI Opinion and rich prompt for CVE-2026-23666

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Schedule normally
No exploitation observed as of 2026-10-07: not in the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS 2%.
Fixed by KB5082398 and 17 more (by build, listed below). Download from the Microsoft Update Catalog, or deploy via Windows Update, Intune, or WSUS.
Do this now: Deploy with your normal update cycle. This page refreshes daily; the verdict changes the day the data does.

Official patch(es) for CVE-2026-23666

Moderate priority: schedule it in your normal patch cycle. In Intune or Defender, confirm whether the fixing updates KB5082398, KB5082400, KB5082402, KB5082403, KB5082404, KB5082406, KB5082411, KB5082413, KB5082414, KB5082417, KB5082418, KB5082419, KB5082420, KB5082421, KB5082424, KB5082425, KB5082426, KB5082427 are installed across the affected products. Senserva does this automatically across your tenant and flags every missing patch.

Apply the Microsoft security updates below to fix CVE-2026-23666. Each KB page carries the Microsoft Update Catalog download, Microsoft's known issues for the update, a copy-paste PowerShell check for whether it is installed, and the Senserva AI read.

KB5082398KB5082400KB5082402KB5082403KB5082404KB5082406KB5082411KB5082413KB5082414KB5082417KB5082418KB5082419KB5082420KB5082421KB5082424KB5082425KB5082426KB5082427

Scope and sources

Affected products
Fixed by the same updates
CVE-2026-32226CVE-2026-33116
Authoritative references
Official CVE record (cve.org)NVD detailMicrosoft MSRCFIRST.org EPSS

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