High 8.8Published Jun 9, 2026

CVE-2026-45648Windows Active Directory Domain Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 26, 2026, 2:23 PM ET)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

Stack-based buffer overflow in Active Directory Domain Services allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.

CVSS: 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-121
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: Analyzed
Record last updated: Sep 24, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

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_server_2022 microsoft:windows_server_2022	before 10.0.20348.5256	NVD
microsoft windows_server_2025 microsoft:windows_server_2025	before 10.0.26100.32995	NVD

References

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-45648	vendor-advisory, patch

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