Microsoft Windows up to Server 2025 DNS heap-based overflow
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 3.3 | $5k-$25k | 1.32 |
Summary
A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2025. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component DNS. The manipulation leads to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-49175. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2025. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component DNS. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows DNS allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
It is possible to read the advisory at msrc.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-49175 since 05/28/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/14/2026).
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
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Product
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Vendor
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
- Product: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.3
VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.3
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Heap-based overflowCWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Timeline
05/28/2026 CVE reserved07/14/2026 Advisory disclosed
07/14/2026 VulDB entry created
07/14/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-49175 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-49175
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-378467
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
Entry
Created: 07/14/2026 20:48Changes: 07/14/2026 20:48 (53)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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