CVE-2026
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Released: Sep 8, 2026
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Origin validation error in Windows DNS allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.
The following table provides an exploitability assessment for this vulnerability at the time of original publication.
According to the CVSS metric, the attack complexity is high (AC:H). What does this mean for this vulnerability?
An attacker would need specific conditions to be in place (i.e. particular protocol settings, or configurations, etc.) before an attack could succeed, which reduces the likelihood of widespread or opportunistic exploitation.
What is the nature of the spoofing?
An attacker who controls a signed DNS zone could cause an affected DNS server to accept forged DNS records for a different zone as valid. This could cause clients to trust DNS data that did not originate from the authoritative zone.
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