8.8High
Microsoft Windows 10 1607
CVE-2026-62706
Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Windows Media Foundation allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
What this means for your business
- It affects Microsoft Windows 10 1607. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
- An attacker can use it remotely, over a network, without a login, but only after tricking someone into an action such as opening a file or a link.
- FIRST's prediction model gives it a 0.6% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 44% of all known flaws.
What to do
- 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Microsoft Windows 10 1607, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
- 2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.
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Scoring
- CVSS
- 8.8 (v3.1)
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness
- CWE-121
- Assigned by
- secure@microsoft.com
Dates
- Published
- 2026-09-08
- Last modified
- 2026-09-16
- Sources
- NVD
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows 10 1607- 10.0.14393.9512
- Microsoft Windows 10 1809- 10.0.17763.9245
- Microsoft Windows 10 21h2- 10.0.19044.7725
- Microsoft Windows 10 22h2- 10.0.19045.7725
- Microsoft Windows 11 23h2- 10.0.22631.7582
- Microsoft Windows 11 24h2- 10.0.26100.9445
- Microsoft Windows 11 25h2- 10.0.26200.9445
- Microsoft Windows 11 26h1- 10.0.28000.2954
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012all versions, r2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016- 10.0.14393.9512
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019- 10.0.17763.9245
- Microsoft Windows Server 2022- 10.0.20348.5622
As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.