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Full vulnerability report · 2026
CVE-2026-73010High confidence

Microsoft Failover Cluster Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1809

9.8CriticalCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Within 72 hours

Critical technical impact with a remotely reachable, unauthenticated path; no CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.

Patch available
Optional official sources

National CERT insights
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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2026-73775

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

Use after free in Windows Failover Cluster allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
9.8 · CVSS 3.1
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionWithin 72 hours

Critical technical impact with a remotely reachable, unauthenticated path; no CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.

Patch available
01

What, why and how

Use after free in Windows Failover Cluster allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

What

Use after free in Windows Failover Cluster allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Why

The program can continue using memory after it has been released, producing unsafe and attacker-influenceable behaviour.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may execute code or commands in the affected security context.

What

Use after free in Windows Failover Cluster allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Why

The program can continue using memory after it has been released, producing unsafe and attacker-influenceable behaviour.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may execute code or commands in the affected security context.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
a network path → Use After Free → execute code or commands in the affected security context
Attack surface
Network
Privileges required
None: unauthenticated exploitation is possible
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-416 ↗

CWE-416: Use After Free. The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory belongs to the code that operates on the new pointer.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVNetworkAttack vector: The vulnerable component can be reached over a network.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRNonePrivileges required: The attacker does not need an account or existing privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CHighConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.IHighIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
After compromise, an attacker may use built-in shells, scripting engines, scheduled tasks and native network utilities for discovery, persistence or movement. This is a plausible LoTL path, not evidence that it has occurred for every attack.
NetworkUnauthenticatedRemote code executionCWE-416
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-73775Official EUVD mapping

Use after free in Windows Failover Cluster allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Official EUVD record ↗
BSI · German · WID-SEC-2026-3243Microsoft Windows: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in verschiedenen Versionen von Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows 10 und Microsoft Windows 11 ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, um einen Denial of Service herbeizuführen, um Informationen offenzulegen und um beliebigen Code auszuführen.

Official advisory ↗
INCIBE-CERT · Spanish · boletin-de-seguridad-de-microsoft-septiembre-de-2026Boletín de seguridad de Microsoft: septiembre de 2026

os en Spring Cloud Azure CVE-2026-69910: vulnerabilidad de Ejecución Remota de Código en Windows Hyper-V CVE-2026-70296: vulnerabilidad de Ejecución Remota de Código en Windows Imaging Component CVE-2026-70352: vulnerabilidad de Elevación de Privilegios en Azure AI Language CVE-2026-72979: vulnerabilidad de Ejecución Remota de Código en Windows DHCP Server CVE-2026-72982: vulnerabilidad de Ejecución Remota de Código en Windows Netlogon CVE-2026-72983: vulnerabilidad de Ejecución Remota de Código en Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) CVE-2026-73009: vulnerabilidad de Ejecución Remota de Código en Windows Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP) CVE-2026-73010: vulnerabilidad de Ejecución Remota de Código en Microsoft Failover Cluster CVE-2026-73025: vulnerabilidad de Omisión de Característica de Seguridad en Windows iSCSI CVE-2026-77493: vulnerabilidad de Ejecución Remota de Código en Windows Graphics Component CVE-2026-78445: vulnerabilidad de Ejecución Remota de Código en Windows Services for NFS ONCRPC XDR Driver CVE-2026-78509: vulnerabilidad de Ejecución Remota de Código en Microsoft Office Outlook CVE-2026-78510: vulnerabilidad de Ejecución Remota de Código en Microsoft Word CVE-2026-80098: vulnerabilidad de Elevación de Privilegios en Copilot Studio CVE-2026-81376: vulnerabilidad de Omisió

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2026-AVI-1147Multiples vulnérabilités dans Microsoft Windows

embre 2026 Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft Windows CVE-2026-73002 du 08 septembre 2026 Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft Windows CVE-2026-73003 du 08 septembre 2026 Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft Windows CVE-2026-73004 du 08 septembre 2026 Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft Windows CVE-2026-73005 du 08 septembre 2026 Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft Windows CVE-2026-73006 du 08 septembre 2026 Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft Windows CVE-2026-73007 du 08 septembre 2026 Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft Windows CVE-2026-73008 du 08 septembre 2026 Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft Windows CVE-2026-73009 du 08 septembre 2026 Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft Windows CVE-2026-73010 du 08 septembre 2026 Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft Windows CVE-2026-73011 du 08 septembre 2026 Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft Windows CVE-2026-73012 du 08 septembre 2026 Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft Windows CVE-2026-73013 du 08 septembre 2026 Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft Windows CVE-2026-73014 du 08 septembre 2026 Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft Windows CVE-2026-73015 du 08 septembre 2026 Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft Windows CVE-2026-73016 du 08 septembre 2026 Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft Windows CVE-2026-73017 du 08 septembre 2026 Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft Windows CVE-2026-73018 du 08 septembre 2026 Bulletin de sécurité Microso

Official advisory ↗
CSIRT Italia · Italian · aggiornamenti-mensili-microsoft-24Aggiornamenti Mensili Microsoft

nuova finestra - - CVE-2026-72950 : apre una nuova finestra - - CVE-2026-73006 : apre una nuova finestra - - CVE-2026-73007 : apre una nuova finestra - - CVE-2026-72952 : apre una nuova finestra - - CVE-2026-73004 : apre una nuova finestra - - CVE-2026-73005 : apre una nuova finestra - - CVE-2026-72958 : apre una nuova finestra - - CVE-2026-72957 : apre una nuova finestra - - CVE-2026-72959 : apre una nuova finestra - - CVE-2026-69896 : apre una nuova finestra - - CVE-2026-73013 : apre una nuova finestra - - CVE-2026-73014 : apre una nuova finestra - - CVE-2026-73011 : apre una nuova finestra - - CVE-2026-73012 : apre una nuova finestra - - CVE-2026-73010 : apre una nuova finestra - - CVE-2026-72965 : apre una nuova finestra - - CVE-2026-72964 : apre una nuova finestra - - CVE-2026-72967 : apre una nuova finestra - - CVE-2026-73019 : apre una nuova finestra - - CVE-2026-72966 : apre una nuova finestra - - CVE-2026-72961 : apre una nuova finestra - - CVE-2026-73017 : apre una nuova finestra - - CVE-2026-72960 : apre una nuova finestra - - CVE-2026-73018 : apre una nuova finestra - - CVE-2026-72963 : apre una nuova finestra - - CVE-2026-73015 : apre una nuova finestra - - CVE-2026-72962 : apre una nuova finestra - - CVE-2026-73016 : apre una nuova finestra - - CVE-2026-72932 : apre una nuova fi

Official advisory ↗
NCSC-NL · Dutch · NCSC-2026-0353Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Microsoft Windows

Een kwaadwillende kan de kwetsbaarheden misbruiken om aanvallen uit te voeren die kunnen leiden tot de categorieën schade, zoals genoemd in onderstaande tabel. Microsoft heeft voor Windows 666 kwetsbaarheden verholpen. De 32 ernstigste kwetsbaarheden bevinden zich in meerdere Windows componenten en hebben een CVSS score van 9.0 en hoger toegewezen gekregen. Kwaadwillenden met toegang tot deze componenten kunnen zonder voorafgaande authenticatie mogelijk code uitvoeren of zich toegang verschaffen tot het kwetsbare systeem. Deze kwetsbaarheden zijn in onderstaande tabel weergegeven. De overige 634 kwetsbaarheden variëren in ernst van middelmatig tot hoog en kritiek. Raapleeg het MSRC-portaal voor aanvullende informatie. ==**UPDATE**== De kwetsbaarheid met kenmerk CVE-2026-81963 heeft een CVSS-score van 7,8. Het betreft een privilege-escalatiekwetsbaarheid in de Windows Update Stack. Een geauthenticeerde kwaadwillende kan deze kwetsbaarheid lokaal misbruiken om zijn rechten te verhogen en SYSTEM-rechten te verkrijgen. Microsoft meldt dat de kwetsbaarheid actief wordt misbruikt. Er zijn geen details bekend over de wijze waarop de kwetsbaarheid bij aanvallen wordt misbruikt. De kwetsbaarheid met kenmerk CVE-2026-85880 heeft een CVSS-score van 7,8. Het betreft een privilege-escalatiekwetsbaarheid in Windows Advanced Local Procedure Call (ALPC). Een geauthenticeerde kwaadwillende kan deze kwetsbaarheid lokaal misbruiken om zijn rechten te verhogen en SYSTEM-rechten te verkrijgen. Microsoft meldt dat de kwetsbaarheid actief wordt misbruikt. Er zijn geen details bekend over de wijze waarop de kwetsbaarheid bij aanvallen wordt misbruikt. ==**EINDE UPDATE**== ``` |----------------|------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------| | CVE-ID | CVSS | Component | Impact | |----------------|------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------| | CVE-2026-73025 | 9,80 | iSCSI | Omzeilen van beveiligingsmaatregel | |----------------|------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------| | CVE-2026-69276 | 9,80 | UxTheme Library | Uitvoeren van willekeurige code | |----------------|------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------| | CVE-2026-70296 | 9,80 | Imaging | Uitvoeren van willekeurige code | |----------------|------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------| | CVE-2026-69730 | 9,80 | DNS | Uitvoeren van willekeurige code | |----------------|------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------| |CVE-2026-69824 | 9,80 | XPS | Uitvoeren van willekeurige code | |----------------|------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------| |CVE-2026-69590 | 9,80 | RRAS | Uitvoeren van willekeurige code | |----------------|------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------| | CVE-2026-69463 | 9,80 | NTFS | Uitvoeren van willekeurige code | |----------------|------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------| | CVE-2026-69669 | 9,80 | NTFS | Uitvoeren van willekeurige code | |----------------|------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------| | CVE-2026-69845 | 9,80 | DHCP Server | Uitvoeren van willekeurige code | |----------------|------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------| | CVE-2026-72979 | 9,80 | DHCP Server | Uitvoeren van willekeurige code | |----------------|------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------| | CVE-2026-69595 | 9,80 | NFS ONCRPC | Uitvoeren van willekeurige code | |----------------|------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------| | CVE-2026-78445 | 9,80 | NFS ONCRPC | Uitvoeren van willekeurige code | |----------------|------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------| | CVE-2026-69829 | 9,80 | SHELL | Uitvoeren van willekeurige code | |----------------|------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------| | CVE-2026-72983 | 9,80 | ICS | Uitvoeren van willekeurige code | |----------------|------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------| | CVE-2026-69579 | 9,80 | Message Queuing | Uitvoeren van willekeurige code | |----------------|------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------| | CVE-2026-69496 | 9,80 | Compressed Folder | Uitvoeren van willekeurige code | |----------------|------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------| | CVE-2026-69774 | 9,00 | Hyper-V | Uitvoeren van willekeurige code | |----------------|------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------| | CVE-2026-69910 | 9,80 | Hyper-V | Uitvoeren van willekeurige code | |----------------|------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------| | CVE-2026-72982 | 9,80 | Netlogon | Uitvoeren van willekeurige code | |----------------|------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------| | CVE-2026-69769 | 9,80 | HTTP Print Provider | Uitvoeren van willekeurige code | |----------------|------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------| | CVE-2026-69431 | 9,80 | Telnet Client | Uitvoeren van willekeurige code | |----------------|------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------| | CVE-2026-69639 | 9,80 | Libarchive | Uitvoeren van willekeurige code | |----------------|------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------| | CVE-2026-69819 | 9,80 | RPC Runtime | Uitvoeren van willekeurige code | |----------------|------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------| | CVE-2026-69493 | 9,80 | Event Logging Service | Uitvoeren van willekeurige code | |----------------|------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------| | CVE-2026-69434 | 9,80 | URL Moniker | Uitvoeren van willekeurige code | |----------------|------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------| | CVE-2026-69715 | 9,80 | Direct Show | Uitvoeren van willekeurige code | |----------------|------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------| | CVE-2026-73009 | 9,80 | SSTP | Uitvoeren van willekeurige code | |----------------|------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------| | CVE-2026-68839 | 9,80 | USB Mass Storage Class | Uitvoeren van willekeurige code | |----------------|------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------| | CVE-2026-68839 | 9,80 | Remote Desktop Services | Uitvoeren van willekeurige code | |----------------|------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------| | CVE-2026-69525 | 9,80 | USB Mass Storage Class | Uitvoeren van willekeurige code | |----------------|------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------| | CVE-2026-73010 | 9,80 | Failover Cluster | Uitvoeren van willekeurige code | |----------------|------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------| | CVE-2026-69768 | 9,80 | RNDIS | Uitvoeren van willekeurige code | |----------------|------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------| | CVE-2026-77493 | 9,80 | Office Outlook | Uitvoeren van willekeurige code | |----------------|------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------| ```

Official advisory ↗
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
  • Windows 10 Version 1809: 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.9245
  • Windows Server 2019: 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.9245
  • Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation): 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.9245
  • Windows Server 2022: 10.0.20348.0 < 10.0.20348.5622
  • Windows Server 2025: 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.33438
  • Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation): 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.33438
Fixed
An authoritative update reference is available, but the fixed version is not recorded in the structured CVE fields. Check the linked vendor advisory ↗ for the applicable release.
Action
Review the linked authoritative reference and apply the recorded fixed release appropriate to the affected product branch.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. If business-safe, reduce exposure to the affected interface and allow only trusted sources until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 8 Sept 2026 · Last source change 11 Sept 2026, 16:44 UTC · CWE-416 · Use After Free

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.2
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-09-09
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-73775
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceOther authority
NVD statusNVD awaiting enrichment

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

View recent updates ↗
  1. ENISA EUVD mappingEUVD-2026-73775 was added to the official ENISA EUVD mapping for this CVE.
    Before
    not recorded
    After
    {"euvdId":"EUVD-2026-73775"}
    ENISA EUVD ↗
  2. BlackTree coverageBlackTree article coverage changed from no BlackTree article to 1 BlackTree article.
    Before
    no BlackTree article
    After
    1 BlackTree article
    BlackTree editorial ↗
  3. Catalogue recordCVE added to the BlackTree catalogue.
    CNA ↗
Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
CVE published
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-73775↗CVE authority or vendor reference↗Official CVE record (CNA and ADP data)↗NVD record↗
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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