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CVE-2026-40216VulnerabilityPublished

Microsoft · Out-of-bounds read for some Hyperscan before version v5.4.2.1 within Ring 3: User Applications may allow a denial of

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-40216· Medium 4.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.8 Medium.

Data as of 13 Nov 2026, 10:31 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
4.8Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (intel)CVSS 4.04.8
CNACVSS 4.04.8
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 10 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 13 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
HyperscanAffected
  • =before version v5.4.2.1
Fixed in–

Description

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in some versions of Hyperscan before v5.4.2.1, specifically affecting user applications running in Ring 3. This flaw could potentially allow denial of service conditions. The affected product is Microsoft Hyperscan version 3.0. No CVSS score or detailed impact metrics are provided.

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