CVE-2026-69329 BranchCache Denial of Service Vulnerability
An out-of-bounds read in BranchCache allows unauthorized attackers to cause a denial of service over the network.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-69329?
CVE-2026-69329 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1607, published on 8 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Out-of-bounds read in BranchCache allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-69329?
It affects 13 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10 1607, Microsoft Windows 10 1809, Microsoft Windows 10 21h2, Microsoft Windows 10 22h2, Microsoft Windows 11 23h2, Microsoft Windows 11 24h2 and 7 more.
How do I fix CVE-2026-69329?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-69329 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2026-69329 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-69329 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2023-29360 Microsoft Streaming Service Untrusted Pointer Dereference
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p522-jr5c-crrf.