CVE-2026-88216
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Windows DHCP Server TOCTOU Race Condition
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-88216, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-11-10
Last updated on: 2026-11-10
Assigner: Microsoft Corporation
Description
Description
Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Windows DHCP Server allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
CVSS Scores
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Meta Information
Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 | From 10.0.14393.0 (inc) to 10.0.14393.9688 (exc) |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) | From 10.0.14393.0 (inc) to 10.0.14393.9688 (exc) |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 | From 10.0.17763.0 (inc) to 10.0.17763.9487 (exc) |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) | From 10.0.17763.0 (inc) to 10.0.17763.9487 (exc) |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2022 | From 10.0.20348.0 (inc) to 10.0.20348.5870 (exc) |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2025 | From 10.0.26100.0 (inc) to 10.0.26100.33822 (exc) |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) | From 10.0.26100.0 (inc) to 10.0.26100.33822 (exc) |
Helpful Resources
Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-367 | The product checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource's state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check. |
| CWE-122 | A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). |
