High 8.8Published Jan 13, 2026

CVE-2026-20868Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 26, 2026, 4:50 PM ET)

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Every CVE for Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607

Exploited in the last 30 days

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

CVSS: 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-122
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: microsoft
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jul 30, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 microsoft:windows_10_1607	from 10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.8783	CNA record
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 microsoft:windows_10_1809	from 10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.8276	CNA record
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2 microsoft:windows_10_21h2	from 10.0.19044.0 before 10.0.19044.6809	CNA record
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2 microsoft:windows_10_22h2	from 10.0.19045.0 before 10.0.19045.6809	CNA record
Microsoft Windows 11 version 23H2 microsoft:windows_11_23h2	from 10.0.22631.0 before 10.0.22631.6491	CNA record
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2 microsoft:windows_11_24h2	from 10.0.26100.0 before 10.0.26100.7623	CNA record
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 25H2 microsoft:windows_11_25h2	from 10.0.26200.0 before 10.0.26200.7623	CNA record
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 microsoft:windows_server_2008_r2_service_pack_1 (from the name)	from 6.1.7601.0 before 6.1.7601.28117	CNA record
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) microsoft:windows_server_2008_r2_service_pack_1_server_core_installation (from the name)	from 6.1.7601.0 before 6.1.7601.28117	CNA record
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 microsoft:windows_server_2008_service_pack_2 (from the name)	from 6.0.6003.0 before 6.0.6003.23717	CNA record
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References

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-20868	vendor-advisory, patch
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2026-20868-detection-script-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-affecting-windows-rras
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2026-20868-mitigation-script-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-affecting-windows-rras

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