What is CVE-2026-72957?
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Deployment Services allows an authorized attacker to execute code locally.
The record classifies CVE-2026-72957 under weakness class CWE-122. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw requires local access to the host, needs low-privilege credentials, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 12 affected-product entries are recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 44 days ago.
Severity and exploitation probability
- CVSS v3.1 base score
- 7.8 — HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - EPSS (FIRST)
- 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24.5% of all scored CVEs
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- Threadlinqs priority
- 4.9/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- Published
- 2026-09-08, last modified 2026-10-08
Is CVE-2026-72957 being exploited?
It currently carries a trending score of 38 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.
Affected products and versions
- Microsoft: Windows 10 Version 1607, Windows 10 Version 1809, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2025
How to fix CVE-2026-72957
The record marks a vendor fix as available for CVE-2026-72957. Patch reference: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-72957. Vendor advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-72957. Apply the vendor fix referenced above to every affected product listed in this record, then confirm the running version against the vendor advisory.
Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-72957
2 tracked threats in the Threadlinqs corpus reference CVE-2026-72957, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.
- September 2026 Microsoft Patch Tuesday — Record 966+ Vulnerabilities with Two Actively Exploited Zero-Days (CVE-2026-81963, CVE-2026-85880) and Multiple Critical Wormable RCEs — CRITICAL · 2026-09-08
- Microsoft September 2026 Patch Tuesday — 999 CVEs, 3 actively exploited zero-days (CVE-2026-85880, CVE-2026-81963, CVE-2026-85046) — CRITICAL · 2026-09-08
Sources
Enriched from CVE.org, NVD, FIRST EPSS. Last verified by Threadlinqs on . This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.