🛡️ CVE-2026-56168 — windows-10-21h2
Description
Null pointer dereference in Windows SMB Server allows an authorized attacker to deny service over a network.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.
Weakness class
CVE-2026-56168 is classified as CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference. A pointer that can be null is used without a check, crashing the process.
Affected software
CVE-2026-56168 is recorded against 7 packages.
- windows-10-21h2 (fixed in 10.0.19044.7548)
- windows-10-22h2 (fixed in 10.0.19045.7548)
- windows-11-24h2 (fixed in 10.0.26100.8875)
- windows-11-25h2 (fixed in 10.0.26200.8875)
- windows-11-26h1 (fixed in 10.0.28000.2525)
- 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:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| windows-10-21h2 | — | 10.0.19044.7548 |
| windows-10-22h2 | — | 10.0.19045.7548 |
| windows-11-24h2 | — | 10.0.26100.8875 |
| windows-11-25h2 | — | 10.0.26200.8875 |
| windows-11-26h1 | — | 10.0.28000.2525 |
| windows-server-2022 | — | 10.0.20348.5386 |
| windows-server-2025 | — | 10.0.26100.33158 |
References
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