Use-after-free in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2026-57092
Published: July 17, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU138135
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-57092
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free in Windows VMSwitch when handling network-related requests from a guest virtual machine through the Hyper-V Virtual Switch. A remote user can send a specially crafted network-related request to escalate privileges.
Exploitation requires the ability to run code in a guest virtual machine, and successful exploitation can cross the guest virtual machine boundary to affect the host system.
Affected software
Microsoft Windows
Windows Server
Windows Server
How to mitigate CVE-2026-57092
Install security update from vendor's website.
Microsoft Windows - addressed in versions 10 21H2 10.0.19044.7548, 10 22H2 10.0.19045.7548, 10 1607 10.0.14393.9339, 10 1809 10.0.17763.9020, 11 24H2 10.0.26100.8875, 11 26H1 10.0.28000.2525
Windows Server - addressed in versions 2012 R2 6.3.9600.23291, 2012 6.2.9200.26226, 2016 10.0.14393.9339, 2019 10.0.17763.9020, 2022 10.0.20348.5386, 2025 10.0.26100.33158
Windows Server - addressed in versions 2012 R2 6.3.9600.23291, 2012 6.2.9200.26226, 2016 10.0.14393.9339, 2019 10.0.17763.9020, 2022 10.0.20348.5386, 2025 10.0.26100.33158