Resource exhaustion in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2026-65785

 

Resource exhaustion in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2026-65785

Published: August 12, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU141534
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-65785
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources in Windows DHCP Client. A remote attacker on the local network can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

How to mitigate CVE-2026-65785

Install updates from vendor's website.

Microsoft Windows - addressed in versions 11 24H2 10.0.26100.9106, 11 24H2 10.0.26100.9168, 11 25H2 10.0.26200.9168, 11 26H1 10.0.28000.2704
Windows Server - addressed in versions 2025 10.0.26100.33222, 2025 10.0.26100.33296

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