Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessReach NFS RPC endpoint over network
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DeliverySend crafted ONCRPC XDR message
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ExploitTrigger use-after-free in XDR driver
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ExecutionGroom pool to control freed object
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PersistExecute code in driver context
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ImpactFull host compromise
Vulnerability Assessment
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ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Memory lifecycle management
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Execution, Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires the target Windows Server to have the optional Services for NFS role installed and the ONCRPC/NFS RPC endpoint (typically portmapper TCP/UDP 111 and NFS 2049) reachable by the attacker; the vulnerable ONCRPC XDR driver is not present or exposed on default installations without this role. Given CVSS PR:N/UI:N, no authentication or user interaction is needed once the service is reachable - the primary limiting factors are the non-default NFS role and network exposure of the RPC ports, not any credential or interaction requirement. |
| Impact | The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N, C:H/I:H/A:H, 9.8) describes an ideal remote-unauthenticated RCE, and the SSVC-relevant signals - network reachable, no privileges, no user interaction, total technical impact - all point to high priority IF the role is exposed. The critical real-world qualifier absent from the raw score is that Services for NFS is an OPTIONAL server role that is NOT installed by default; only hosts running NFS shares expose the ONCRPC XDR driver, which sharply narrows the actual attack surface versus the 9.8 headline. No EPSS score, KEV listing, or public PoC was provided, so there is no evidence of active exploitation - the priority is driven by severity and unauthenticated reachability, not observed in-the-wild activity. Use-after-free RCE in a kernel-mode driver is genuinely dangerous where NFS is enabled, but AC:L may understate the heap-grooming/race reliability typically needed to weaponize a UAF into reliable code execution. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker with network reachability to a Windows Server that has the Services for NFS role enabled sends a crafted ONCRPC message with malformed XDR-encoded data to the NFS/RPC endpoint, driving the XDR driver to reference a freed object. By grooming the pool to control the freed allocation, the attacker converts the use-after-free into arbitrary code execution in the driver's privileged context. No public exploit is identified at time of analysis, but the unauthenticated network vector makes exposed NFS servers realistic targets. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 09, 2026
Remote code execution in Microsoft's Windows Services for NFS role - specifically the ONCRPC XDR driver - allows a network attacker to trigger a use-after-free (CWE-416) and execute arbitrary code without authentication. All supported Windows Server releases from Server 2012 through Server 2025 (including Server Core installations) are affected when the Services for NFS role is present. Microsoft has released patches; no public exploit identified at time of analysis, but the CVSS 9.8 rating and unauthenticated network vector make it a high-priority patch for hosts running NFS.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: apply the cumulative security update that raises the build to at least 6.2.9200.26349 (Server 2012), 6.3.9600.23397 (2012 R2), 10.0.14393.9512 (2016), 10.0.17763.9245 (2019), 10.0.20348.5622 (2022), or 10.0.26100.33438 (2025), per the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69595. Where immediate patching is not possible, the most effective compensating control is to remove or disable the Services for NFS role on hosts that do not need it, which fully eliminates the exposed ONCRPC XDR driver but breaks NFS file sharing for UNIX/Linux clients. If NFS must remain enabled, restrict access to the ONCRPC/portmapper and NFS ports (TCP/UDP 111 and 2049) at the host and perimeter firewall so only trusted NFS clients can reach the service, accepting that this narrows but does not eliminate exposure from a compromised internal client.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The vulnerability lives in the ONC RPC (Open Network Computing Remote Procedure Call) XDR (External Data Representation) driver that underpins Windows Services for NFS, the optional Windows Server role that provides NFSv2/v3/v4 file sharing to UNIX/Linux clients. XDR is the wire-serialization layer used to marshal RPC arguments; parsing attacker-supplied XDR-encoded ONCRPC messages triggers a CWE-416 use-after-free, where a kernel/driver object is referenced after being freed, enabling memory corruption that can be steered toward code execution. The affected component is a driver, so successful exploitation typically means execution in a privileged (kernel or SYSTEM-adjacent) context. Per EUVD-2026-73812 the flaw spans Server 2012 (6.2.9200), 2012 R2 (6.3.9600), 2016 (10.0.14393), 2019 (10.0.17763), 2022 (10.0.20348) and 2025 (10.0.26100), each with a specific fixed build.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Unauthenticated network RCE justifies AV:N/PR:N and full CIA impact, but reliably weaponizing a driver use-after-free needs heap grooming/timing, so AC:H over Microsoft's AC:L.
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CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft
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2DescriptionCVE.org
Use after free in Windows Services for NFS ONCRPC XDR Driver allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Executive ViewAI
Microsoft Windows Services for NFS contains a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting all supported Server versions (2012-2025) when this file-sharing service is installed. An unauthenticated attacker on the network can gain complete control of affected servers without requiring any credentials. Any Windows Server infrastructure using NFS for file sharing faces immediate risk of complete system compromise and data loss.
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Attack Technique
Use-after-free vulnerabilities occur when a program continues to access memory through a pointer after that memory has been deallocated.
Memory corruption occurs when a program writes data beyond the boundaries of allocated memory regions or accesses memory in unintended ways, violating the integrity of the process's address space.
Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.
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