CVE-2026-72948 Windows DNS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
An authorized local attacker can exploit a relative path traversal flaw in Windows DNS to elevate privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-72948?
CVE-2026-72948 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1607, published on 8 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Relative path traversal in Windows DNS allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Weakness: CWE-23
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-72948?
It affects 7 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10 1607, Microsoft Windows 10 1809, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2019, Microsoft Windows Server 2022 and 1 more.
How do I fix CVE-2026-72948?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-72948 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-72948 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-72948 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-28c5-4p38-v6v8.