CVE-2026-96092
A NVD · · CVE-2026-96092
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
- 8.1
- EPSS
- 0%
Key insight
The alert contains only the NVD short description of a remote code execution vulnerability in a DNS Server; attack status, affected product versions, and exploitation evidence are missing.
Description
CVE-2026-96092 describes a use-after-free vulnerability in a DNS Server that is said to allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute code over the network. The NVD entry names neither the affected vendor nor specific product versions, CVSS score, or exploitation prerequisites. There is no indication of active exploitation, a public proof of concept, or inclusion in the CISA KEV list. Because DNS services are typically reachable over the network, successful exploitation could affect server integrity and availability; however, reliable details are missing.
Risk score
- cvss base
- 81.00
- kev bonus
- 0.00
- epss bonus
- 0.00
- poc bonus
- 0.00
- raw before weight
- 81.00
- industry weight
- 1.10
- freshness factor
- 1.00
- exploitability factor
- 1.00
- days old
- 0.00
- vendor mismatch penalty
- 0.00
- consensus penalty
- -3.00
Path: operational
Consensus check
The pipeline self-checks before delivery. These rules lowered the score:
-
TTP_SKIPPEDTTP mapping skipped (placeholder or aggregation article) −3
- Consensus penalty:
- −3.0
- Total penalty:
- −3.0