CVE-2026-58627: CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Uncontrolled resource consumption in Windows DHCP Server allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-58627) is classified as CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption) and affects the DHCP Server in Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). An attacker without privileges can exploit this flaw remotely over the network to cause a denial of service by exhausting system resources. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.5, indicating high severity, with no impact on confidentiality or integrity but a significant impact on availability. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability can result in denial of service conditions on affected Windows 10 Version 1607 systems by exhausting resources in the DHCP Server component. There is no confidentiality or integrity impact reported. No known exploits are currently observed in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-58627 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-58627: CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Description
Uncontrolled resource consumption in Windows DHCP Server 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 (CVE-2026-58627) is classified as CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption) and affects the DHCP Server in Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). An attacker without privileges can exploit this flaw remotely over the network to cause a denial of service by exhausting system resources. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.5, indicating high severity, with no impact on confidentiality or integrity but a significant impact on availability. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability can result in denial of service conditions on affected Windows 10 Version 1607 systems by exhausting resources in the DHCP Server component. There is no confidentiality or integrity impact reported. No known exploits are currently observed in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-58627 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-01T21:14:44.616Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-58627","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a5676c468715ace43f0b2e4
Added to database: 07/14/2026, 17:49:56 UTC
Last enriched: 08/13/2026, 16:10:01 UTC
Last updated: 08/28/2026, 11:04:20 UTC
Views: 58
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