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TI-2026-72247 Aliases CVE-2026-70167GHSA-m7j9-9j6g-vg2m

Type confusion in Windows DNS Server allows remote code execution

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-822Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-822 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Microsoft Windows Server 2022 from 10.0.20348.0 before 10.0.20348.5761 and Windows Server 2025, including its Server Core installation, from 10.0.26100.0 before 10.0.26100.33650 are affected. The DNS Server accesses a resource as an incompatible type, a type confusion flaw (CWE-843). An authorized remote attacker with low privileges and no user interaction can execute code over the network.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-27

Description from the CNA

Access of resource using incompatible type ('type confusion') in DNS Server allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00984 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Windows Server 2022 (Microsoft): 10.0.20348.5761Windows Server 2025 (Microsoft): 10.0.26100.33650+1 more product

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
MicrosoftWindows Server 202210.0.20348.0 to before 10.0.20348.576110.0.20348.5761Patch availableCNA
MicrosoftWindows Server 202510.0.26100.0 to before 10.0.26100.3365010.0.26100.33650Patch availableCNA
MicrosoftWindows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)10.0.26100.0 to before 10.0.26100.3365010.0.26100.33650Patch availableCNA
  • Windows Server 2022 VendorMicrosoft Affected 10.0.20348.0 to before 10.0.20348.5761 Fixed in 10.0.20348.5761 Patch available CNA
  • Windows Server 2025 VendorMicrosoft Affected 10.0.26100.0 to before 10.0.26100.33650 Fixed in 10.0.26100.33650 Patch available CNA
  • Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) VendorMicrosoft Affected 10.0.26100.0 to before 10.0.26100.33650 Fixed in 10.0.26100.33650 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*before 10.0.20348.5761VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2025:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*before 10.0.26100.33650VulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* Versions before 10.0.20348.5761 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2025:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* Versions before 10.0.26100.33650 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

Install the fixed versions: Windows Server 2022 10.0.20348.5761, and Windows Server 2025 and its Server Core installation 10.0.26100.33650.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-27

  • Fix · CNA Windows Server 2022 (Microsoft) Fixed in 10.0.20348.5761
  • Fix · CNA Windows Server 2025 (Microsoft) Fixed in 10.0.26100.33650
  • Fix · CNA Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) (Microsoft) Fixed in 10.0.26100.33650

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-13 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-70167
  2. 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-m7j9-9j6g-vg2m
  3. 2026-10-13 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-10-14 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  5. 2026-10-14 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2026-26194 Windows Internet Key Exchange (IKE) Service Extensions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-36863 Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-73128 Windows Shell Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-17367 MSHTML Framework Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-17364 Windows Shell Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2025-24062 Windows SMB Client Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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