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Microsoft Security Response CenterCVE-2026-56181

Windows Network Address Translation (NAT) Spoofing Vulnerability

MediumVendor CVSS 8.3 / 10 1 CVE Published Jul 14, 2026 at 7:00 AM UTC

Summary

Origin validation error in Windows Network Address Translation (NAT) allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over an adjacent 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

The mitigation is disabled by default. To enable it, apply the following registry key and reboot the machine. reg add HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Winnat /v DisableFailOver /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f Install KB5099536. Install KB5101650. Install KB5101649.

Vendor-listed fixes

  • 10.0.26100.33158

  • 10.0.26200.8875

  • 10.0.26100.8875

  • 10.0.28000.2525

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