CVE tracker / CVE-2026-96179
CVE-2026-96179
CVE-2026-96179 is the Windows DNS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability. Microsoft rates it Important, CVSS 6.7. It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Published November 10, 2026.
Risk summary
MediumElevation of Privilege
6.7
CVSS v3 base
Medium
Severity
Important
Microsoft's rating
Less Likely
Microsoft: exploitation
No
In CISA KEV
Microsoft describes it: “Use after free in DNS Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.”
How to fix it
Microsoft lists 8 affected products and the update that fixes each:
- KB5131077 · fixed build 10.0.26100.33730
Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2025 - KB5131080 · fixed build 10.0.26100.33822
Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2025 - KB5131085 · fixed build 10.0.17763.9487
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2019 - KB5131090 · fixed build 10.0.20348.5870
Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation) - KB5131291 · fixed build 10.0.14393.9688
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2016
What Microsoft changed
- November 10, 2026: Information published.
Details
- Weakness
- CWE-416: Use After Free
- Publicly disclosed (Microsoft)
- No
- Exploited (Microsoft)
- No
- Known exploited (CISA KEV)
- Not listed
- Published
- November 10, 2026
- Last revised
- November 10, 2026
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References
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