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
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
Windows Server - addressed in versions 2025 10.0.26100.33222, 2025 10.0.26100.33296