CVE-2026-96980
A NVD · · CVE-2026-96980
Admiralty grading (A–F · 1–6)
Source reliability
- A Completely reliable
- B Usually reliable
- C Fairly reliable
- D Not usually reliable
- E Unreliable
- F Cannot be judged
Information credibility
- 1 Confirmed
- 2 Probably true
- 3 Possibly true
- 4 Doubtful
- 5 Improbable
- 6 Cannot be judged
NATO Admiralty (AJP-2.1) grades confidence, independent of the risk score. Cross-source corroboration isn't tracked for non-CVE news, so single-source items are capped at a lower credibility number; a low number does not imply low quality.
Key metrics
- CVSS
- 4.9
- EPSS
- 0%
Key insight
The vulnerability affects Microsoft Windows DNS, which is used in Windows Server and Active Directory environments.
Description
CVE-2026-96980 describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Windows DNS. An authorized attacker can disclose information over the network. The NVD entry does not mention active exploitation, a public PoC, or inclusion in CISA KEV. Windows DNS components are affected; specific version and CVSS details are not included in the entry.
Risk score
- cvss base
- 49.00
- kev bonus
- 0.00
- epss bonus
- 0.00
- poc bonus
- 0.00
- raw before weight
- 49.00
- industry weight
- 1.21
- freshness factor
- 1.00
- exploitability factor
- 1.00
- days old
- 0.00
- vendor mismatch penalty
- 0.00
Path: operational