CVE-2026-105590: Windows Active Directory Certificate Services Security Feature Bypass
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 21/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.48% (FIRST EPSS).
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
- Fixed version: Windows Server 2016 10.0.14393.9688; Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) 10.0.14393.9688; Windows Server 2019 10.0.17763.9487.
- Mentioned 2 times in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).
Low priority for now. Upgrade to Windows Server 2016 10.0.14393.9688; Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) 10.0.14393.9688; Windows Server 2019 10.0.17763.9487 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
Improper certificate validation in Windows Active Directory Certificate Services allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.
- Published
- Nov 10, 2026
- Updated
- Nov 12, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.4% · 42th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-295
Report tools
Action score
21
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 21 / 40 · 5.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.4%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · microsoft
- 5.3
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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- No public exploit code on record
- A fix has been released
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Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (microsoft). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Microsoft Windows Server 2016
- 10.0.14393.0 and later · before 10.0.14393.9688affected
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
- 10.0.14393.0 and later · before 10.0.14393.9688affected
Microsoft Windows Server 2019
- 10.0.17763.0 and later · before 10.0.17763.9487affected
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
- 10.0.17763.0 and later · before 10.0.17763.9487affected
Microsoft Windows Server 2022
- 10.0.20348.0 and later · before 10.0.20348.5870affected
Microsoft Windows Server 2025
- 10.0.26100.0 and later · before 10.0.26100.33822affected
Microsoft Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
- 10.0.26100.0 and later · before 10.0.26100.33822affected
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Published before and after this one in the same product
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- ← EarlierCVE-2026-105588Nov 10, 2026 · Windows DHCP Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability25Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-108415Nov 10, 2026 · Windows File Server Resource Management Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability27Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Windows Server 2016 | 10.0.14393.9688 · KB5131291 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) | 10.0.14393.9688 · KB5131291 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows Server 2019 | 10.0.17763.9487 · KB5131085 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) | 10.0.17763.9487 · KB5131085 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows Server 2022 | 10.0.20348.5870 · KB5131090 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation) | 10.0.20348.5870 · KB5131090 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows Server 2025 | 10.0.26100.33730 · KB5131077 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows Server 2025 | 10.0.26100.33822 · KB5131080 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) | 10.0.26100.33730 · KB5131077 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) | 10.0.26100.33822 · KB5131080 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- Fix recorded+1 d
- TodayNov 13, 2026+2 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)
Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.
- TR-26-1506 · Nov 11, 2026(Microsoft Çoklu Ürün Güvenlik Bildirimi)
- TR-26-1501 · Nov 11, 2026(Microsoft Windows Güvenlik Bildirimi)
Not on record for this CVE: patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- High
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-295 · Improper Certificate ValidationCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
nvd-secondary
Root cause
A certificate validation error is silently swallowed instead of terminating the connection. Often, code added for a test environment makes its way into production.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-295 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
override fun checkServerTrusted(chain: Array<X509Certificate>, type: String) {
// Left empty for the test environment
}Fixed
val client = OkHttpClient.Builder()
.certificatePinner(
CertificatePinner.Builder()
.add("api.sirius.example", "sha256/…")
.build()
).build()Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
- SSVC exploitation— → none
- Exploit maturity— → none
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.