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CVE-2026-61920 Windows DNS Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Type: advisorySources: Microsoft security updates

The update clarifies that the vulnerability impacts Windows Servers only; client versions were removed from the software table as an informational change.

Products
Windows DNS Server
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-61920
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
7 Nov 2026, 19:54 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2026-61920 Windows DNS Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

official-microsoft-security-updates · Original source

Published 8 Sept 2026, 14:00 UTC

The update clarifies that the vulnerability impacts Windows Servers only; client versions were removed from the software table as an informational change.

Updated software table to remove clients versions because this vulnerability only impacts Windows Servers. This is an informational change only.

Windows DNS Server

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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