CVE tracker / CVE-2026-69297
CVE-2026-69297
CVE-2026-69297 is the Windows DHCP Server Information Disclosure Vulnerability. Microsoft rates it Important, CVSS 6.5. It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Published September 8, 2026.
Risk summary
Microsoft describes it: “Storing passwords in a recoverable format in Windows DHCP Server allows an authorized attacker to disclose information over a network.”
How to fix it
Microsoft lists 16 affected products and the update that fixes each:
- KB5122871 · fixed build 10.0.26100.33438
Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2025 - KB5122876 · fixed build 10.0.17763.9245
Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) - KB5122882 · fixed build 10.0.20348.5622
Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation) - KB5123065 · fixed build 6.2.9200.26349
Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) - KB5123066 · fixed build 6.3.9600.23398
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2012 R2 - KB5123099 · fixed build 10.0.14393.9512
Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems, Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems, Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
What Microsoft changed
- September 8, 2026: Information published.
Details
- Weakness
- CWE-257: Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format
- Publicly disclosed (Microsoft)
- No
- Exploited (Microsoft)
- No
- Known exploited (CISA KEV)
- Not listed
- Published
- September 8, 2026
- Last revised
- September 8, 2026
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References
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