🛡️ CVE-2026-50518 — windows-10-1607
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows DHCP Server allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.
Weakness class
CVE-2026-50518 is classified as CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow. A write past the end of a heap allocation corrupts allocator metadata or neighbouring objects.
Affected software
CVE-2026-50518 is recorded against 7 packages.
- windows-10-1607 (fixed in 10.0.14393.9339)
- windows-10-1809 (fixed in 10.0.17763.9020)
- windows-server-2012
- windows-server-2016 (fixed in 10.0.14393.9339)
- windows-server-2019 (fixed in 10.0.17763.9020)
- windows-server-2022 (fixed in 10.0.20348.5386)
- windows-server-2025 (fixed in 10.0.26100.33158)
Timeline and source
Published on 14 July 2026 and last revised on 22 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.
References
Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| windows-10-1607 | — | 10.0.14393.9339 |
| windows-10-1809 | — | 10.0.17763.9020 |
| windows-server-2012 | — | — |
| windows-server-2016 | — | 10.0.14393.9339 |
| windows-server-2019 | — | 10.0.17763.9020 |
| windows-server-2022 | — | 10.0.20348.5386 |
| windows-server-2025 | — | 10.0.26100.33158 |
References
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Exploit Protection
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