CVE-2026-88122
Microsoft Windows Server 2012: out-of-bounds read
- Risk score
- 60/100
- CVSS
- 6.5 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.8%
- Published
- 13 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- Out-of-bounds read in DNS Server allows an authorized attacker to deny service over a network.
- Affected
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012
- Fix
- Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Story map
At a glance
Microsoft Windows Server 2012: Amber, patch this week. Uncaught exception in Windows DNS allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
The flaws
- CVE-2026-88122: Out-of-bounds read (CVSS 6.5 · EPSS 1%)
- CVE-2026-70082: Uncaught exception in Windows DNS allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network. (CVSS 7.5 · EPSS 1%)
- CVE-2026-83635: Out-of-bounds read (CVSS 7.5 · EPSS 1%)
- CVE-2026-88123: Out-of-bounds read (CVSS 6.5 · EPSS 1%)
The fix
Fix: Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
Who is exposed: Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Where it stands
- No known exploitation
Connects to
- Same weakness: Out-of-bounds read (CWE-125). 346 other warnings in 30 days
- Same product: Earlier Microsoft Windows Server 2012 warnings. 6 in the last 90 days
Why it is Amber
- CVSS 6.5 medium
- On your watchlist: windows server
References
Original description
Out-of-bounds read in DNS Server allows an authorized attacker to deny service over a network.
Last activity 13 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.