CVE-2026-42974: Windows Performance Monitor Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Overview

Severity

High (CVSS 8.1)

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Category

Remote Code Execution

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Exploitation Likelihood

Less Likely

Patch Tuesday

2026-Jun

Released

2026-06-09

Description

Integer underflow (wrap or wraparound) in Windows Performance Monitor allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

FAQ

According to the CVSS metric, the attack complexity is high (AC:H). What does that mean for this vulnerability? Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires an attacker to take additional actions prior to exploitation to prepare the target environment.

Affected Products (12)

Windows

• Windows Server 2022
• Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
• Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
• Windows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows 11 Version 25H2 for x64-based Systems
• Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems
• Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems
• Windows Server 2025
• Windows 11 version 26H1 for x64-based Systems
• Windows 11 Version 26H1 for ARM64-based Systems

Security Updates (5)

• 5094128
• 5094125
• 5094126
• 5093998
• 5095051

Acknowledgments

Thanatos Tian (PolyU) with Diffract, @2st___ of Diffract and Zhiniang Peng with HUST, Thanatos Tian (PolyU) with Diffract, @2st___ of Diffract and Zhiniang Peng with HUST

Revision History

• 2026-06-09: Information published.