Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-96934 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-96934 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-96934?
- Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 13 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Microsoft Windows DHCP Server.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-96934?
- 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-2026-96934 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in an operating system.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-96934?
- Check whether you run Microsoft Windows DHCP Server, Microsoft Windows 10 1607, Microsoft Windows 10 1809 or one of the others listed. 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
A use-after-free flaw in Windows DHCP Server allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code via a malicious network packet. The vulnerability requires network access to the DHCP service but no authentication or user interaction. Successful exploitation grants code execution in the DHCP Server process context.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows DHCP Server
Timeline
- 2026-10-13: disclosed