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CVE-2026-34329

CVE-2026-34329 is a critical severity Microsoft vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. Its EPSS score puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 80%. Microsoft has shipped the fix: deploy one of the 16 updates below from the Microsoft Update Catalog, and see where this CVE sits against the rest on the patch tracker.

Risk summary

Critical
9.8
CVSS
80%
EPSS, 30 days
Critical
Severity

Not in the CISA KEV catalog. EPSS exploit probability 80%. CVSS 9.8 (Critical).

This CVE is among the top 25% of tracked Microsoft CVEs by EPSS exploit probability.

Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2026-34329

Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) hosts another Critical Severity (CVSS 9.8) Remote Code Execution flaw, this time with a formidable 72% EPSS, on Windows 10 1809 and Windows Server 2019. MSMQ is an optional component, but line-of-business and legacy middleware installs enable it more often than admins expect, and when enabled it listens on TCP port 1801 for exactly the kind of unauthenticated traffic this bug needs. The pattern of repeated MSMQ RCEs shows attackers and researchers keep returning to this surface.

Do this: Scan the network for hosts listening on TCP 1801, patch them first, and disable the MSMQ feature wherever nothing actually uses it.

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

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Patch this cycle
Not confirmed exploited yet, but the 30-day exploit probability is high (EPSS 80%).
Fixed by KB5087420 and 15 more (by build, listed below). Download from the Microsoft Update Catalog, or deploy via Windows Update, Intune, or WSUS.
Do this now: Patch in this maintenance window; do not let it slip to the next one.

Official patch(es) for CVE-2026-34329

High priority: EPSS puts the odds of near-term exploitation high. In Intune or Defender, confirm whether the fixing updates KB5087420, KB5087423, KB5087424, KB5087470, KB5087471, KB5087537, KB5087538, KB5087539, KB5087541, KB5087544, KB5087545, KB5089466, KB5089548, KB5089549, KB5093998, KB5094127 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-2026-34329. 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.

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