CVE-2026-62815
Summary
Use after free in Microsoft QUIC allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Details
New network path creations and removals triggered by incoming packets can lead to a pointer invalidation.
Patches
- Guard path promotion e0f55b5
Impact
An unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted packet to an affected service over the network. Successful exploitation could allow the attacker to execute code on the target system. No authentication or user interaction is required.
Package Versions Affected
Automatically patch vulnerabilities without upgrading
CVSS Version



Related Resources
References
https://github.com/microsoft/msquic/security/advisories/GHSA-92f5-vc22-8j33, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-62815, https://github.com/microsoft/msquic/pull/6217, https://github.com/microsoft/msquic/pull/6219, https://github.com/microsoft/msquic/pull/6220, https://github.com/microsoft/msquic/commit/583e7d5b509bb0bfa3518482d98879b6eda41ad0, https://github.com/microsoft/msquic/commit/9ff06b71fd4b4d5258361598ada5b24cbc1beb20, https://github.com/microsoft/msquic/commit/e0f55b5fdc9fff0b4465976d066ebd22fb7e2b3b, https://github.com/microsoft/msquic, https://github.com/microsoft/msquic/releases/tag/v2.4.19, https://github.com/microsoft/msquic/releases/tag/v2.5.10, https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-62815