Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-69524 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-69524 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-69524?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.1, published 8 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-69524?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-69524 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in an operating system.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-69524?
- Check whether you run Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
This is a use-after-free vulnerability in Active Directory Domain Services that allows memory corruption. The flaw can be triggered remotely over the network without authentication, permitting an attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. The vulnerability exists in a core component of AD DS responsible for processing network requests. No patch availability information is currently available in the advisory; organizations should monitor Microsoft security updates for remediation.
Affected products
- Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services
Timeline
- 2026-09-08: disclosed