Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-96983 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-96983 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-96983?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.3, published 10 November 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Microsoft Windows <UNKNOWN>.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-96983?
- 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-2026-96983 attacked?
- It is attacked from the adjacent network, in an operating system.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-96983?
- Check whether you run Microsoft Windows at an affected version. 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 DNS allows an unauthenticated attacker on the adjacent network to send a crafted packet that triggers memory corruption and service termination. The vulnerability requires adjacent network access (not internet-routable) and results in denial of service via DNS service crash. Microsoft has released patches to address the flaw.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows <UNKNOWN>
Timeline
- 2026-11-10: disclosed