High [CVE-2026-62787] Windows DNS Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
This high-severity Microsoft Server advisory covers CVE-2026-62787 affecting Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation).
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Summary
Use after free in Windows DNS allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Affected products named by the advisory: Windows Server 2012; Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation); Windows Server 2012 R2; Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation); and 7 more.
Affected products named by the advisory: Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation); Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation); Windows Server 2022; Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation).
- Windows 10 Version 1607 10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.9418
- Windows 10 Version 1809 10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.9115
- Windows Server 2012 6.2.9200.0 before 6.2.9200.26279
- Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) 6.2.9200.0 before 6.2.9200.26279
- Windows Server 2012 R2 6.3.9600.0 before 6.3.9600.23337
- Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) 6.3.9600.0 before 6.3.9600.23337
- Windows Server 2016 10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.9418
- Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) 10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.9418
- Windows Server 2019 10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.9115
- Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) 10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.9115
- Windows Server 2022 10.0.20348.0 before 10.0.20348.5499
- Windows Server 2025 10.0.26100.0 before 10.0.26100.33296
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 1 hour ago·verify at source
- 10.0.14393.9418
- 10.0.17763.9115
- 6.2.9200.26279
- 6.3.9600.23337
- 10.0.20348.5499
- 10.0.26100.33296
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 1 hour ago·verify at source
Mitigation
Upgrade to a fixed release: 10.0.14393.9418, 10.0.17763.9115, 6.2.9200.26279, 6.3.9600.23337, 10.0.20348.5499, 10.0.26100.33296. That is the remediation for this advisory.
The vendor advisory may list additional interim mitigations or workarounds not captured here — review it before change work.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 1 hour ago·verify at source
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