VDB-419204 · CVE-2026-85798 · GCVE-0-2026-85798

Microsoft Windows up to Server 2025 Distributed File System heap-based overflow

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7.9	$5k-$25k	0.35

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Microsoft Windows. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Distributed File System. Such manipulation leads to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-85798. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Distributed File System. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Distributed File System (DFS) allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.

The advisory is shared for download at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-85798 since 09/04/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 10/14/2026).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Microsoft

Name

Windows

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
Product: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

VulDB Base Score: 9.1
VulDB Temp Score: 8.7
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.2
CNA Vector (microsoft): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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0-Day Time: 🔒

Timelineinfo

09/04/2026 CVE reserved
10/14/2026 +40 days Advisory disclosed
10/14/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/14/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-85798 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-85798
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-419204
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215

Entryinfo

Created: 10/14/2026 08:08
Changes: 10/14/2026 08:08 (63)
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