Windows Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

published 2026-04-14 6 mo ago modified 2026-10-26 13 d ago also EUVD-2026-22380

cvss: 7.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 35%
public exploits: 0; none known

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Hyper-V allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

Patch / fix

fixed in 16 links 1

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 10.0.14393.9060
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 10.0.17763.8644
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2 10.0.19044.7184
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2 10.0.19045.7184
Microsoft Windows 11 version 23H2 10.0.22631.6936
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2 10.0.26100.8246
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 25H2 10.0.26200.8246
Microsoft Windows 11 version 26H1 10.0.28000.1836
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 10.0.14393.9060
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) 10.0.14393.9060
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 10.0.17763.8644
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) 10.0.17763.8644
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 10.0.20348.5020
Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) 10.0.25398.2274
Microsoft Windows Server 2025 10.0.26100.32690
Microsoft Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) 10.0.26100.32690

msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-26156 advisory

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 7 mo ago (2026-04-10)

Exploit prediction

0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CNA	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2
Microsoft Windows 11 version 23H2
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 25H2
Microsoft Windows 11 version 26H1
Microsoft Windows Server 2016
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
Microsoft Windows Server 2019
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
Microsoft Windows Server 2022
Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)
Microsoft Windows Server 2025
Microsoft Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)

Classification

Weakness

CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

msrc.microsoft.com /update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-26156
vendor-advisory, patch

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-26156
NVD CVE-2026-26156

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Summary