CVE-2022-26829Network attack vector

Remote code execution via undisclosed DNS flaw

Published Apr 15, 2022 · Updated Jan 2, 2025

Remote code execution in the DNS Server role on affected Microsoft Windows Server releases allows remote authenticated users to run code. Microsoft identifies the affected component and impact but has not published the faulty function or operation performed on untrusted DNS data. The network path requires administrative privileges, high attack complexity, and an installed DNS Server role; successful exploitation grants code execution on the server.

CVSS severity6.6
Medium
EPSS probability1.93%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Remote code execution in the DNS Server role on affected Microsoft Windows Server releases allows remote authenticated users to run code. Microsoft identifies the affected component and impact but has not published the faulty function or operation performed on untrusted DNS data. The network path requires administrative privileges, high attack complexity, and an installed DNS Server role; successful exploitation grants code execution on the server.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-26829
Published
Apr 15, 2022
Updated
Jan 2, 2025
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Server 2019
Classifications
CWE-362, T1210
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 15, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 2, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.2803

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Microsoft · Windows Server 2019version=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.2803
Microsoft · Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)version=10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.5066
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)version=6.2.9200.0 <6.2.9200.23679
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012version=6.2.9200.0 <6.2.9200.23679
Microsoft · Windows Server 2016version=10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.5066
Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1version=6.1.7601.0 <6.1.7601.25924
Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)version=6.1.7601.0 <6.1.7601.25924
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)version=6.3.9600.0 <6.3.9600.20337
Microsoft · Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)version=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.2803
Microsoft · Windows Server version 20H2version=10.0.0 <10.0.19042.1645
Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2version=6.0.6003.0 <6.0.6003.21446
Microsoft · Windows Server 2022version=10.0.20348.0 <10.0.20348.643
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 R2version=6.3.9600.0 <6.3.9600.20337
Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)version=6.0.6003.0 <6.0.6003.21446

Published CVSS scores

8.5NIST NVDAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
6.6Microsoft CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
T1210Exploitation of Remote Services

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