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Microsoft DirectMusic Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE-2026-95901

What this means

This is rated critical severity (9.8 out of 10). There is no confirmed exploitation of it yet. Ask IT whether the affected products are in your estate.

Full vendor description

Double free in Windows Microsoft DirectMusic allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Scoring and exploitation

9.8/ 10
CVSS 3.1 base scoreCritical

Exploitable over the network without any account, and no one has to click or open anything. High impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability

Longer bar: easier to attack

Attack vectorNetworkAV:N
Attack complexityLowAC:L
Privileges requiredNonePR:N
User interactionNoneUI:N
ScopeUnchangedS:U

Impact

Longer bar: more harm

ConfidentialityHighC:H
IntegrityHighI:H
AvailabilityHighA:H
Not reported
Exploited in the wild
Not confirmed in the
Not reported

Weaknesses

CWE-415

References

1 link from the CVE record, grouped by site.