Critical Windows Netlogon Vulnerability in Attackers’ Crosshairs

Critical Windows Netlogon Vulnerability in Attackers’ Crosshairs
Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical Windows Netlogon vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-41089, to gain remote code execution on domain controllers. Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium urges immediate patching as the flaw can let unauthenticated attackers run code with System privileges on affected Windows servers. #CVE-2026-41089 #WindowsNetlogon #CentreforCybersecurityBelgium #Microsoft

Keypoints

  • CVE-2026-41089 is a critical Windows Netlogon flaw with a CVSS score of 9.8.
  • The bug is a stack-based buffer overflow that can be triggered with crafted network requests.
  • Unauthenticated attackers can target Windows servers acting as domain controllers.
  • CCB says the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
  • Organizations are urged to patch immediately to reduce the risk of System-level code execution.

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