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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Lure victim to malicious NFS server
  2. Exploit
    Send crafted NFS responses
  3. Execution
    Trigger out-of-bounds read in NFS client
  4. Impact
    Leak adjacent memory over network

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Bounds checking, read limits
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Collection

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Requires the optional 'Client for NFS' (Services for NFS client) feature to be installed and enabled on the target Windows host - this is NOT present in a default Windows installation, which substantially limits the exposed population. Per CVSS UI:R, exploitation also requires user interaction: the victim must initiate or be induced to connect to / mount an attacker-controlled or spoofed NFS resource, so the attacker cannot trigger the OOB read purely remotely without that connection. No authentication is required on the target (PR:N). Impact is limited to disclosure of process memory (C:H, I:N/A:N) - no code execution, integrity, or availability loss.

Impact

This is a moderate-severity information-disclosure flaw (CVSS 6.5, CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N) rather than a top-tier priority. The signals are internally consistent and point AWAY from urgent patching: although the CVSS vector is network-based and unauthenticated (PR:N), it requires user interaction (UI:R), and impact is confined to confidentiality (C:H/I:N/A:N) with scope unchanged. CISA's SSVC framework reinforces low urgency - Exploitation: none, Automatable: no, Technical Impact: partial. There is no CISA KEV listing and no public exploit identified. No EPSS score was provided in the input, so probabilistic exploitation likelihood cannot be quantified here. The 'Buffer Overflow' tag is somewhat misleading: the underlying weakness is CWE-125 (out-of-bounds READ) driving disclosure, not a memory-corruption/RCE overflow, so the tag should not be read as implying code execution. Net: a real but low-priority issue - a memory-disclosure bug requiring the victim to interact with an attacker-controlled NFS resource, best handled in normal Patch Tuesday cadence.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker stands up a malicious NFS server (or spoofs responses to an existing share) and lures a Windows host running the Client for NFS into connecting to it. Crafted NFS responses trigger an out-of-bounds read in the client, leaking adjacent process memory back over the network to the attacker. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.9% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 14, 2026

An out-of-bounds read in the Windows Client for NFS (the optional Services for NFS client component) allows a remote attacker to leak contents of process memory from an affected Windows host, yielding information disclosure only with no code execution, integrity, or availability impact. Because the feature is not present in a default Windows installation, the exposed population is limited to hosts where the NFS client has been explicitly installed, and per the assessed vector (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N, 6.5) exploitation also requires user interaction - the victim must initiate or be induced into connecting to or mounting an attacker-controlled or spoofed NFS resource, though no authentication is required on the target. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, CISA's SSVC assessment rates exploitation as 'none' with automatable 'no' and technical impact 'partial', and Microsoft has released a vendor patch.

RemediationAI

Patch available per vendor advisory: Microsoft has released fixes for this issue, distributed through the standard Windows Update / Microsoft Update Catalog channels, so the primary action is to apply the latest cumulative security update for each affected branch - for example the builds at or above the upper bounds in the EUVD ranges, such as 10.0.26100.33650 for Windows Server 2025 and 10.0.26100.9711 for Windows 11 24H2 - and to verify installed build numbers against the MSRC update guide (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69940). Because exploitation requires the optional Client for NFS feature to be present and requires a victim to connect to an attacker-controlled server, the most effective compensating control where patching cannot be completed immediately is to remove the attack surface entirely: uninstall the Client for NFS component from 'Turn Windows features on or off' (or via DISM /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:ServicesForNFS-ClientOnly) - the trade-off is that any legitimate NFS mounts, including automated scripts and applications relying on NFS shares, will stop working. If the client must remain installed, block outbound TCP/UDP 2049 and the associated portmapper/rpcbind and mountd ports to untrusted networks at the host firewall so a client cannot be induced to reach an attacker-controlled NFS server, and restrict or monitor user-initiated mount operations; both measures reduce the user-interaction precondition but will break access to legitimate NFS servers outside the allowed perimeter. Note that there is no evidence of active exploitation (SSVC 'Exploitation: none') and no public exploit code identified at time of analysis, so these compensating controls should be prioritized by the presence of the NFS client feature on internet- or BYOD-adjacent segments rather than by urgency of imminent attack.

Affected VersionsENISA

Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) 6.3.9600.0 <6.3.9600.23470
Windows 11 Version 26H2 10.0.26300.0 <10.0.26300.9711
Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) 10.0.26100.0 <10.0.26100.33650
Windows Server 2019 10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.9376
Windows Server 2022 10.0.20348.0 <10.0.20348.5761
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) 10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.9612
Windows Server 2012 R2 6.3.9600.0 <6.3.9600.23470
Windows Server 2012 6.2.9200.0 <6.2.9200.26434
Windows 10 Version 22H2 10.0.19045.0 <10.0.19044.7807
Windows 10 Version 21H2 10.0.19044.0 <10.0.19044.7807
Windows 11 version 26H1 10.0.28000.0 <10.0.28000.3231
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) 10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.9376
Windows 11 Version 25H2 10.0.26200.0 <10.0.26200.9711
Windows 10 Version 1607 10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.9612
Windows Server 2025 10.0.26100.0 <10.0.26100.33650
Windows 10 Version 1809 10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.9376
Windows Server 2016 10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.9612
Windows 11 Version 24H2 10.0.26100.0 <10.0.26100.9711
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) 6.2.9200.0 <6.2.9200.26434
Windows 11 Version 23H2 10.0.22631.0 <10.0.22631.7652

Affected Packages

euvd windows_10_version_1607 fix: 10.0.14393.9612
euvd windows_10_version_1809 fix: 10.0.17763.9376
euvd windows_10_version_21h2 fix: 10.0.19044.7807
euvd windows_10_version_22h2 fix: 10.0.19044.7807
euvd windows_11_version_23h2 fix: 10.0.22631.7652
euvd windows_11_version_24h2 fix: 10.0.26100.9711
euvd windows_11_version_25h2 fix: 10.0.26200.9711
euvd windows_11_version_26h1 fix: 10.0.28000.3231
euvd windows_11_version_26h2 fix: 10.0.26300.9711
euvd windows_server_2012 fix: 6.2.9200.26434
euvd windows_server_2012_r2 fix: 6.3.9600.23470
euvd windows_server_2012_r2_server_core_installation fix: 6.3.9600.23470
euvd windows_server_2012_server_core_installation fix: 6.2.9200.26434
euvd windows_server_2016 fix: 10.0.14393.9612
euvd windows_server_2016_server_core_installation fix: 10.0.14393.9612
euvd windows_server_2019 fix: 10.0.17763.9376
euvd windows_server_2019_server_core_installation fix: 10.0.17763.9376
euvd windows_server_2022 fix: 10.0.20348.5761
euvd windows_server_2025 fix: 10.0.26100.33650
euvd windows_server_2025_server_core_installation fix: 10.0.26100.33650

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

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Affects 20 packages in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The vulnerability is a classic out-of-bounds read (CWE-125) in Microsoft's implementation of the NFS client stack on Windows. The Client for NFS feature implements the client side of the ONC RPC / NFS protocol, including XDR-based decoding of the data structures returned by an NFS server; this class of bug typically arises when a length or count field supplied by the peer is trusted without adequate validation against the size of the buffer that actually holds the response, so the parser reads past the end of an allocated buffer. On Windows, the affected component is the NFS client provided through Services for NFS, and the CPE scope covers the Windows operating system family across the affected builds listed by ENISA EUVD (Windows 10, Windows 11 23H2/24H2/25H2/26H1/26H2, Windows Server 2012/2012 R2/2016/2019/2022/2025, including Server Core installations). Because the out-of-bounds read discloses memory rather than corrupting it, the sole impact is confidentiality (C:H) with I:N and A:N; the SSVC 'Technical Impact: partial' rating reflects this constrained, read-only consequence. The AV:N/PR:N/UI:R combination is the key nuance: the read is triggerable over the network by an attacker-controlled NFS server, but only after the victim's client initiates the connection, which is why the attack is not considered fully automatable.

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Severity by source

Vendor (microsoft) PRIMARY 6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 6.5 MEDIUM

Network-reachable NFS client with no auth (PR:N) but victim must connect to a malicious server (UI:R); out-of-bounds read leaks memory so C:H, with no I/A impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (microsoft).

CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Oct 13, 2026 - 20:20 EUVD
CVE Published
Oct 13, 2026 - 19:19 cve.org
MEDIUM 6.5

DescriptionCVE.org

Out-of-bounds read in Windows Client for NFS allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.9%
Top 40% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
Client for NFS is an optional Windows feature, not installed by default
Vendor Status
Publicly Disclosed:No
Exploited:No
Latest Software Release:Exploitation Less Likely
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.9%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

33
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +32
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

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