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High 7.5Published Oct 13, 2026
CVE-2026-96945Windows Failover Cluster Denial of Service Vulnerability
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It affects Microsoft Windows Server 2019 and 2 other products. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.
EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.82%, higher than 56% of scored CVEs.
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Uncaught exception in Windows Failover Cluster allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
- CVSS
- 7.5 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-248
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 0.82% (percentile 56)
- Assigned by
- microsoft
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 16, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 13, 2026
Affected products
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 microsoft:windows_server_2019 (from the name) | from 10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.9376 | CNA record |
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 microsoft:windows_server_2022 (from the name) | from 10.0.20348.0 before 10.0.20348.5761 | CNA record |
Microsoft Windows Server 2025 microsoft:windows_server_2025 (from the name) | from 10.0.26100.0 before 10.0.26100.33650 | CNA record |
microsoft windows_server_2019 microsoft:windows_server_2019 | before 10.0.17763.9376 | NVD |
microsoft windows_server_2022 microsoft:windows_server_2022 | before 10.0.20348.5761 | NVD |
microsoft windows_server_2025 microsoft:windows_server_2025 | before 10.0.26100.33650 | NVD |
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-96945vendor-advisory, patch
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