CVE-2026-96020

High (8.8)—

Schedule the patchSeverity High 8.8. No public exploit or active exploitation known.

Vendor advisory· Microsoft MSRC

Severity8.8High · CVSS 3.1

Exploitation probability0.74 %higher than 55% of CVEs · score from Nov 11, 2026

Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog · checked Nov 12, 03:00 AM

Public exploitNot knownno public code found

News and reports on Orbitaley

Out-of-bounds write in DNS Server allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Timeline

Built from our own data: NVD, CISA KEV and other exploitation catalogues, FIRST EPSS, public exploits, specialised media and Orbitaley coverage.

Nov 10, 2026CVE record published in NVD
Nov 10, 2026Alert: Microsoft fixes 200 vulnerabilities, including an Outlook flaw CISA confirms is being exploited

ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

ExploitationT1210 Exploitation of Remote Serviceslateral movement90 %
Primary impactT1059 Command and Scripting Interpreterexecution75 %

El vector CVSS indica red con privilegios bajos (AV:N/PR:L/UI:N) y la descripción menciona escritura fuera de límites que permite ejecutar código por red.

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Privileged Account Management Disable or Remove Feature or Program Vulnerability Scanning Threat Intelligence Program Restrict Web-Based Content Network Segmentation

Affected technologies (1)

⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.

Microsoft — Windows DNS Server^AI

NVD record

NVD status: Awaiting Analysis
Published: Nov 10, 2026
Last modified: Nov 10, 2026
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-787

References

Referencemsrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-96020

Raw JSON (NVD)

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