High 8.1Published Jun 9, 2026

CVE-2026-42974Windows Performance Monitor Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 26, 2026, 6:30 PM ET)

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Every CVE for Microsoft Windows 11 version 23H2

Exploited in the last 30 days

Integer overflow or wraparound in Windows Performance Monitor allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

CVSS: 8.1 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-190
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: Sep 24, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 11 version 23H2 microsoft:windows_11_23h2	from 10.0.22631.0 before 10.0.22631.7219	CNA record
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2 microsoft:windows_11_24h2	from 10.0.26100.0 before 10.0.26100.8655	CNA record
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 25H2 microsoft:windows_11_25h2	from 10.0.26200.0 before 10.0.26200.8655	CNA record
Microsoft Windows 11 version 26H1 microsoft:windows_11_26h1	from 10.0.28000.0 before 10.0.28000.2269	CNA record
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 microsoft:windows_server_2022 (from the name)	from 10.0.20348.0 before 10.0.20348.5256	CNA record
Microsoft Windows Server 2025 microsoft:windows_server_2025 (from the name)	from 10.0.26100.0 before 10.0.26100.32995	CNA record
microsoft windows_11_23h2 microsoft:windows_11_23h2	before 10.0.22631.7219; before 10.0.22631.7219	NVD
microsoft windows_11_24h2 microsoft:windows_11_24h2	before 10.0.26100.8655; before 10.0.26100.8655	NVD
microsoft windows_11_25h2 microsoft:windows_11_25h2	before 10.0.26200.8655; before 10.0.26200.8655	NVD
microsoft windows_11_26h1 microsoft:windows_11_26h1	before 10.0.28000.2269; before 10.0.28000.2269	NVD
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References

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-42974	vendor-advisory, patch

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