CVE-2026-65789 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Use after free in Windows DNS allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Microsoft	Windows 10 1607 Windows 10 1809 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2022 Windows Server 2025

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References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-65789

History

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Use after free in Windows DNS allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Title		Windows DNS Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
First Time appeared		Microsoft Microsoft windows 10 1607 Microsoft windows 10 1809 Microsoft windows Server 2016 Microsoft windows Server 2019 Microsoft windows Server 2022 Microsoft windows Server 2025
Weaknesses		CWE-416
CPEs		cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:::::::x86:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:::::::x86:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2025::::::::
Vendors & Products		Microsoft Microsoft windows 10 1607 Microsoft windows 10 1809 Microsoft windows Server 2016 Microsoft windows Server 2019 Microsoft windows Server 2022 Microsoft windows Server 2025
References		https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-65789
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2026-08-11T17:05:01.613Z

Updated: 2026-08-11T18:50:05.930Z

Reserved: 2026-07-22T21:30:09.120Z

Link: CVE-2026-65789

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-08-11T17:18:58.730

Modified: 2026-08-11T18:53:42.910

Link: CVE-2026-65789

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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