.NET Denial of Service Vulnerability
CVE-2026-120796
Summary
Null pointer dereference in Windows TCP/IP allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
Products covered
Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
Windows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM64-based Systems
Windows 11 Version 25H2 for x64-based Systems
Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems
Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems
Windows Server 2025
Windows 11 version 26H1 for x64-based Systems
Windows 11 Version 26H1 for ARM64-based Systems
Remediation
Install KB5087539. Install KB5087423. Install KB5089549. Install KB5089466. Install KB5089548.
Vendor-listed fixes
10.0.26100.32860
10.0.26100.32772
10.0.26200.8457
10.0.26200.8390
10.0.26100.8457
10.0.26100.8390
10.0.28000.2113
CVEs in this advisory 1
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