Critical Windows Netlogon Vulnerability in Attackers’ Crosshairs
Organizations are advised to patch CVE-2026-41089 as soon as possible, given its severity, the potential ongoing exploitation. The post Critical Windows Netlogon Vulnerability in Attackers’ Crosshairs appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Threat actors are exploiting a critical-severity Windows Netlogon vulnerability for remote code execution, Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium (CCB) warns.
Tracked as CVE-2026-41089 (CVSS score of 9.8), the security defect was publicly disclosed on May 12, when Microsoft patched it along with 136 other bugs as part of its Patch Tuesday security updates.
According to Redmond’s advisory, the flaw is a stack-based buffer overflow issue that could be exploited via crafted network requests.
Source: https://www.securityweek.com/critical-windows-netlogon-vulnerability-in-attackers-crosshairs/
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