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high 8.1

CVE-2026-42987 json

Windows Deployment Services (WDS) Remote Code Execution

published 5mo ago modified last mo. also EUVD-2026-35757

cvss
8.1
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 48%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Use after free in Windows Deployment Services allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Patch / fix

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 6.2.9200.26132
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) 6.2.9200.26132
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 6.3.9600.23228
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) 6.3.9600.23228
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016 10.0.14393.9234
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) 10.0.14393.9234
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019 10.0.17763.8880
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) 10.0.17763.8880
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022 10.0.20348.5256
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2025 10.0.26100.32995
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) 10.0.26100.32995

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
5mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CNA 3.1 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2025
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.