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CVE Number Vulnerability Product Severity Date
CVE-2026-88120 Windows DHCP Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Windows Server Critical 03-11-2026

Technical Information

An unauthenticated attacker can exploit a use-after-free vulnerability in Windows DHCP Server by sending a specially crafted network packet and winning a race condition, achieving remote code execution on the target system without requiring user interaction.

Patch release date: Oct 13, 2026
Further information on this vulnerability is available at : CVE-2026-88120

Affected Software

Windows Server 2012,
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation),
Windows Server 2012 R2,
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation),
Windows Server 2016,
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation),
Windows Server 2019,
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation),
Windows Server 2022,
Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation),
Windows Server 2025,
Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)