CVE-2026-40414

Adjacent-network denial of service via null dereference

Published May 12, 2026 · Updated May 12, 2026

Null pointer dereference in Windows TCP/IP across affected Windows releases allows remote attackers to crash systems over an adjacent network. Microsoft identifies the TCP/IP stack as the locus but has not disclosed which packet field or code path reaches the null pointer dereference. Exploitation requires adjacent-network access, no privileges, and no user interaction; the reported consequence is an availability-only system crash.

CVSS severity7.4
High
EPSS probability0.53%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Null pointer dereference in Windows TCP/IP across affected Windows releases allows remote attackers to crash systems over an adjacent network. Microsoft identifies the TCP/IP stack as the locus but has not disclosed which packet field or code path reaches the null pointer dereference. Exploitation requires adjacent-network access, no privileges, and no user interaction; the reported consequence is an availability-only system crash.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-40414
Published
May 12, 2026
Updated
May 12, 2026
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Server 2019
Classifications
CWE-476, T1499.004
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 12, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 12, 2026Record 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 <10.0.17763.8755

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Microsoft · Windows Server 2019version=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.8755
Microsoft · Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)version=10.0.26100.0 <10.0.26100.32860
Microsoft · Windows 11, version 25H2version=10.0.26200.0 <10.0.26200.8457
Microsoft · Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)version=10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.9140
Microsoft · Windows 11, version 24H2version=10.0.26100.0 <10.0.26100.8457
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)version=6.2.9200.0 <6.2.9200.26079
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012version=6.2.9200.0 <6.2.9200.26079
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 21H2version=10.0.19044.0 <10.0.19044.7291
Microsoft · Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)version=10.0.25398.0 <10.0.25398.2330
Microsoft · Windows Server 2016version=10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.9140
Microsoft · Windows 11 Version 22H3version=10.0.22631.0 <10.0.22631.7079
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 22H2version=10.0.19045.0 <10.0.19045.7291
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)version=6.3.9600.0 <6.3.9600.23181
Microsoft · Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)version=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.8755
Microsoft · Windows 11, version 26H1version=10.0.28000.0 <10.0.28000.2113
Microsoft · Windows 11 Version 23H2version=10.0.22631.0 <10.0.22631.7079
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1607version=10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.9140
Microsoft · Windows Server 2022version=10.0.20348.0 <10.0.20348.5139
Microsoft · Windows Server 2025version=10.0.26100.0 <10.0.26100.32860
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1809version=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.8755
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 R2version=6.3.9600.0 <6.3.9600.23181

Published CVSS scores

7.4Microsoft CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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No observations available

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

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference
T1499.004Endpoint Denial of Service: Application or System Exploitation

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