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) affects Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0) and is classified as CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. The flaw exists in the DHCP Server, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to trigger excessive resource usage, resulting in denial of service conditions. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.5 (high), with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and impacts availability only. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability as documented in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker to cause a denial of service by exhausting resources in the DHCP Server on affected Windows 10 Version 1607 systems. This does not impact confidentiality or integrity but results in service disruption.
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-2026-58627 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
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-58627) affects Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0) and is classified as CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. The flaw exists in the DHCP Server, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to trigger excessive resource usage, resulting in denial of service conditions. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.5 (high), with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and impacts availability only. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability as documented in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker to cause a denial of service by exhausting resources in the DHCP Server on affected Windows 10 Version 1607 systems. This does not impact confidentiality or integrity but results in service disruption.
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-2026-58627 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: 07/14/2026, 18:03:29 UTC
Last updated: 07/15/2026, 03:04:57 UTC
Views: 6
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