CVE-2026-44805: Windows Network Controller (NC) Host Agent Denial of Service Vulnerability

Overview

Severity
Medium (CVSS 5.5)
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Category
Denial of Service
Exploit Status
Not Exploited
Exploitation Likelihood
Unlikely
Patch Tuesday
2026-Jun
Released
2026-06-09

Description

Use after free in Windows Network Controller (NC) Host Agent allows an authorized attacker to deny service locally.

Affected Products (6)

Windows

  • Windows Server 2019
  • Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2022
  • Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2025

Security Updates (3)

Acknowledgments

Microsoft, Microsoft

Revision History

  • 2026-06-09: Information published.