Back to vendor advisories
Microsoft Security Response CenterCVE-2026-26156

Windows Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

HighVendor CVSS 7.8 / 10 1 CVE Published Apr 14, 2026 at 7:00 AM UTC

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Hyper-V allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

Products covered

  • Windows 11 Version 26H1 for ARM64-based Systems

  • Windows 11 version 26H1 for x64-based Systems

  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems

  • Windows Server 2019

  • Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)

  • Windows Server 2022

  • Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)

  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems

Show 13 more products
  • Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems

  • 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 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems

  • Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems

  • Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)

  • Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems

  • Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems

  • Windows Server 2025

  • Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems

  • Windows Server 2016

  • Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)

Remediation

Install KB5083768. Install KB5082123. Install KB5082142. Install KB5082200. Install KB5082063. Install KB5083769. Install KB5082052. Install KB5082060. Install KB5082198.

Vendor-listed fixes

  • 10.0.28000.1836

  • 10.0.17763.8644

  • 10.0.20348.5020

  • 10.0.19044.7184

  • 10.0.19045.7184

  • 10.0.26100.32690

  • 10.0.26200.8246

  • 10.0.22631.6936

Show 3 more fixes
  • 10.0.25398.2274

  • 10.0.26100.8246

  • 10.0.14393.9060

CVEs in this advisory 1

Updates

  1. Published by Microsoft Security Response Center

    The publication date reported by the vendor.

  2. Added to SecurityAlert

    We collected the advisory from the official source.

  3. Confirmed at the source

    Our collector saw this advisory during a later source check.