Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Loop termination conditions
MITRE ATT&CK
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jul 14, 2026
Denial of service in Windows Active Directory (spanning Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server 2012 through 2025) lets a remote, unauthenticated attacker send crafted network traffic that drives an AD service into an infinite loop, exhausting CPU and rendering domain services unavailable. Because the CVSS vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N with high availability impact and no confidentiality or integrity loss, this is a pure availability threat against domain controllers. Microsoft has released a patch; there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no CISA KEV listing.
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Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Primary rating from Vendor (microsoft) · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft
DescriptionCVE.org
Loop with unreachable exit condition ('infinite loop') in Windows Active Directory allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
Executive ViewAI
Windows Active Directory across Windows 10, 11, and Server 2012-2025 is vulnerable to a remote denial-of-service attack that can render domain controllers unresponsive and block critical authentication and directory services. No public exploit has been identified at this time, but any unauthenticated attacker can trigger the vulnerability using crafted network traffic, making patch deployment urgent to prevent service outages.
Within 24 hours, identify and inventory all domain controllers running Windows 10, 11, Windows Server 2012, 2016, 2019, 2022, or 2025, and assess current patch levels to determine exposure scope. Within 7 days, apply Microsoft's released patch to all affected domain controllers in a coordinated rollout, prioritizing production environments to minimize service interruption risk. Within 30 days, conduct a complete audit to confirm patch deployment across all domain controllers, validate that no vulnerable instances remain, and document remediation completion for compliance records.
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Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.
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