CVE-2026-83648 Windows Active Directory Domain Services Denial of Service Vulnerability
An authorized attacker can cause a denial of service in Windows Active Directory Domain Services via a null pointer dereference.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-83648?
CVE-2026-83648 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 21h2, published on 13 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Null pointer dereference in Active Directory Domain Services allows an authorized attacker to deny service over a network.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-83648?
It affects 9 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10 21h2, Microsoft Windows 10 22h2, Microsoft Windows 11 23h2, Microsoft Windows 11 24h2, Microsoft Windows 11 25h2, Microsoft Windows 11 26h1 and 3 more.
How do I fix CVE-2026-83648?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-83648 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-83648 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-83648 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 10 21h2
- CVE-2025-21333 Microsoft Windows Hyper-V NT Kernel Integration VSP Heap-based Buffer Overflow
- CVE-2025-21334 Microsoft Windows Hyper-V NT Kernel Integration VSP Use-After-Free
- CVE-2025-21335 Microsoft Windows Hyper-V NT Kernel Integration VSP Use-After-Free
- CVE-2026-42904 Windows TCP/IP Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-105733 Windows Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f33p-wc9r-mhxg.