CVE-2024-26224Network attack vector

Authenticated code execution via undisclosed use-after-free

Published Apr 9, 2024 · Updated May 3, 2025

Use-after-free in Windows DNS Server on affected Windows Server builds allows remote authenticated users to execute code over the network. Microsoft identifies the memory-lifetime error but has not published the affected function, freed object, or triggering DNS operation. Administrative privileges are required, and successful exploitation grants code execution in the DNS service context.

CVSS severity7.2
High
EPSS probability1.56%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Use-after-free in Windows DNS Server on affected Windows Server builds allows remote authenticated users to execute code over the network. Microsoft identifies the memory-lifetime error but has not published the affected function, freed object, or triggering DNS operation. Administrative privileges are required, and successful exploitation grants code execution in the DNS service context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-26224
Published
Apr 9, 2024
Updated
May 3, 2025
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Server 2019
Classifications
CWE-416, T1210
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 9, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 3, 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 <10.0.17763.5696

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Microsoft · Windows Server 2019version=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.5696
Microsoft · Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)version=10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.6897
Microsoft · Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)version=10.0.25398.0 <10.0.25398.830
Microsoft · Windows Server 2016version=10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.6897
Microsoft · Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)version=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.5696
Microsoft · Windows Server 2022version=10.0.20348.0 <10.0.20348.2402

Published CVSS scores

7.2MicrosoftCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.6NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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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-416Use After Free
T1210Exploitation of Remote Services

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