CVE-2026-50424: CWE-822: Untrusted Pointer Dereference in Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2
Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows Domain Controller allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability, identified as CWE-822 (Untrusted Pointer Dereference), affects Windows 11 Version 24H2 (build 10.0.26100.0). It occurs in the Windows Domain Controller where improper handling of pointers can be exploited by an unauthorized attacker to trigger a denial of service condition remotely. The issue does not impact confidentiality or integrity but results in availability disruption. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability as documented in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
An attacker without privileges can remotely cause a denial of service on a Windows Domain Controller running the affected version, impacting system availability. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity according to the CVSS vector. No active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. It is recommended to apply the security update provided in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50424 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-50424: CWE-822: Untrusted Pointer Dereference in Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2
Description
Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows Domain Controller allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, identified as CWE-822 (Untrusted Pointer Dereference), affects Windows 11 Version 24H2 (build 10.0.26100.0). It occurs in the Windows Domain Controller where improper handling of pointers can be exploited by an unauthorized attacker to trigger a denial of service condition remotely. The issue does not impact confidentiality or integrity but results in availability disruption. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability as documented in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
An attacker without privileges can remotely cause a denial of service on a Windows Domain Controller running the affected version, impacting system availability. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity according to the CVSS vector. No active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. It is recommended to apply the security update provided in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50424 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-04T18:56:53.259Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50424","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a56769d68715ace43f09418
Added to database: 07/14/2026, 17:49:17 UTC
Last enriched: 08/13/2026, 14:52:28 UTC
Last updated: 08/28/2026, 22:52:11 UTC
Views: 77
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