CVE-2026-72978

Allocation of resources without limits or throttling in Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
References
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2025:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*

History

24 Sep 2026, 23:18

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-72978 - Vendor Advisory, Patch () https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-72978 - Patch, Vendor Advisory

22 Sep 2026, 13:55

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time Microsoft windows Server 2022
Microsoft windows Server 2016
Microsoft windows 10 1607
Microsoft windows Server 2019
Microsoft windows 10 1809
Microsoft windows Server 2012
Microsoft windows Server 2025
Microsoft
References () https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-72978 - () https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-72978 - Vendor Advisory, Patch
CPE cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2025:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*

Information

Published : 2026-09-08 18:20

Updated : 2026-09-24 23:18


NVD link : CVE-2026-72978

Mitre link : CVE-2026-72978

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-72978


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Products Affected

microsoft

  • windows_10_1607
  • windows_server_2016
  • windows_server_2019
  • windows_server_2025
  • windows_10_1809
  • windows_server_2022
  • windows_server_2012
CWE
CWE-770

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling