Windows 10 1607Operating system · Microsoft

CVE-2026-40413

HIGH · 7.4 CVSS v3.1 Developing Published 2026-05-12
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 10.0.14393.9140 / 10.0.17763.8755 or later.
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79/100
Remediation priority · High
No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Windows TCP/IP Denial of Service Vulnerability

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · low confidence
Developing — this CVE was published recently and its authoritative NVD entry is still being established, so we're holding a technical summary until the source data settles rather than publish something unreliable. Re-checking after 2026-08-12.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Windows 10 1607Operating system
Affected:< 10.0.14393.9140
Windows 10 1809Operating system
Affected:< 10.0.17763.8755
Windows 10 21h2Operating system
Affected:< 10.0.19044.7291
Windows 10 22h2Operating system
Affected:< 10.0.19045.7291
Windows 11 23h2Operating system
Affected:< 10.0.22631.7079
Windows 11 24h2Operating system
Affected:< 10.0.26100.8390
Windows 11 25h2Operating system
Affected:< 10.0.26200.8390
Windows 11 26h1Operating system
Affected:< 10.0.28000.2113

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 10.0.14393.9140 / 10.0.17763.8755 / 10.0.19044.7291 or later
Fixed in 10.0.14393.914010.0.17763.875510.0.19044.7291
Recommended fix High confidence

Apply Windows security updates to reach the minimum fixed build version for your Windows version (e.g., Windows 10 22h2: 10.0.19045.7291+, Windows 11 23h2: 10.0.22631.7079+, etc.)

  1. Check current Windows build version by running 'winver' or 'systeminfo | findstr /B /C:"OS Build"'
  2. Open Windows Update Settings (Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update)
  3. Click 'Check for updates' and install all available security updates
  4. Alternatively, manually download and install the specific KB patch from Microsoft Update Catalog for your Windows version
  5. After installation, restart the system to apply the TCP/IP security update
  6. Verify the build version has been updated to the fixed version or later using 'winver'
Caveat Standard Windows security update - minimal risk; may require system restart

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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