Microsoft Windows up to Server 2025 Network Policy Server heap-based overflow
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Microsoft Windows. This affects an unknown part of the component Network Policy Server. Executing a manipulation can lead to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-70207. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.
Details
A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Microsoft Windows. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Network Policy Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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(). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Heap-based buffer overflow in Network Policy Server (NPS) allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
The advisory is shared for download at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-70207 since 08/04/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $25k-$100k (estimation calculated on 10/14/2026).
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.
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Product
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Vendor
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Version
- 10 21H2
- 10 22H2
- 10 1607
- 10 1809
- 11 23H2
- 11 24H2
- 11 25H2
- 11 26H1
- 11 26H2
- Server 2012
- Server 2012 R2
- Server 2016
- Server 2019
- Server 2022
- Server 2025
License
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: 8.7VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.5
VulDB Base Score: 9.9
VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
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CNA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploiting
Class: Heap-based overflowCWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
08/04/2026 CVE reserved10/13/2026 Advisory disclosed
10/13/2026 VulDB entry created
10/14/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-70207 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-70207
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-418420
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
Entry
Created: 10/14/2026 00:03Changes: 10/14/2026 00:03 (63)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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