Name: Microsoft Windows: CVE-2026-88173: Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2026-88173, CWE-367, CWE-416, CVSS 8.1, EPSS 0.00517

Use after free in Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.1
CVSS 3.1 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)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Microsoft Windows	—	2026-10 Cumulative Update for Microsoft Windows Server 2022, version 22H2 (KB5126655)2026-10 Cumulative Update for Microsoft Windows 10, version 1607 (KB5126868)2026-10 Cumulative Update for Microsoft Windows Server 2019, version 1809 (KB5126651)2026-10 Cumulative Update for Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (KB5126835)2026-10 Cumulative Update for Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB5126836)2026-10 Cumulative Update for Microsoft Windows Server 2025, version 24H2 (KB5126646)2026-10 Cumulative Update for Microsoft Windows 10, version 1809 (KB5126651)2026-10 Cumulative Update for Microsoft Windows Server 2016, version 1607 (KB5126868)2026-10 Cumulative Update for Microsoft Windows Server 2022, version 21H2 (KB5126655)	Oct 13, 2026	Oct 13, 2026

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CVSS Details

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