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High MSRC-CVE-2026-40415 1 CVE

Windows TCP/IP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published May 12, 2026 · Updated May 12, 2026

Summary

Impact: Remote Code Execution. Microsoft rating: Important. Not known to be exploited — Exploitation Unlikely. Customer action: Required.

Details

According to the CVSS metric, the attack complexity is high (AC:H). What does that mean for this vulnerability?
Successful exploitation requires the target system to be under sustained low-memory (memory pressure) conditions, which are not commonly present in normal operation. This makes the vulnerability difficult to reliably trigger, as the attacker must first induce or wait for a constrained memory state before exploitation becomes possible.

How could an attacker exploit this vulnerability?
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending specially crafted malicious traffic to a vulnerable server.

Security updates
10.0.17763.8755 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5087538
10.0.20348.5139 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5087545
10.0.20348.5074 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5087424
10.0.19044.7291 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5087544
10.0.19045.7417 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5094127
10.0.26100.32860 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5087539
10.0.26100.32772 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5087423
10.0.26200.8457 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5089549
10.0.26200.8390 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5089466
10.0.22631.7079 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5087420
10.0.22631.7219 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5093998
10.0.25398.2330 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5087541
10.0.28000.2113 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5089548

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