Possible NULL Dereference in Password-Based CMS Decryption
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Technical Summary
This vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-42766, concerns a potential NULL pointer dereference in Microsoft’s password-based CMS decryption implementation. The weakness is identified as CWE-476, which typically can lead to application crashes or denial of service if triggered. The affected products include Microsoft software and Azure Linux 3.0 with cloud-hypervisor components. No further technical details, exploit information, or CVSS scoring are provided in the source data.
Potential Impact
The impact of this vulnerability is primarily a potential denial of service due to NULL pointer dereference during password-based CMS decryption. There is no evidence of code execution or data compromise from the provided information. No known exploits have been reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or workaround information is available at this time.
Possible NULL Dereference in Password-Based CMS Decryption
Description
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Affected software
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-42766, concerns a potential NULL pointer dereference in Microsoft’s password-based CMS decryption implementation. The weakness is identified as CWE-476, which typically can lead to application crashes or denial of service if triggered. The affected products include Microsoft software and Azure Linux 3.0 with cloud-hypervisor components. No further technical details, exploit information, or CVSS scoring are provided in the source data.
Potential Impact
The impact of this vulnerability is primarily a potential denial of service due to NULL pointer dereference during password-based CMS decryption. There is no evidence of code execution or data compromise from the provided information. No known exploits have been reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or workaround information is available at this time.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_vex
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Microsoft Security Response Center
- Advisory Id
- msrc_CVE-2026-42766
- Cve Count
- 1
- Additional Cves
- []
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a2d2f8be617e2d834b6ea7a
Added to database: 06/13/2026, 10:23:07 UTC
Last enriched: 06/20/2026, 20:53:40 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 70
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