CVE-2026-72989

HIGH

Use of uninitialized resource in Windows Failover Cluster allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.

CVSS v3.1 Score

7.5
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Published: 9/8/2026Modified: 9/8/2026

Related Intelligence (1)

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Patch Tuesday - September 2026

Microsoft is publishing 974 own-product vulnerabilities on September 2026 Patch Tuesday , including 723 vulnerabilities in Windows. Along with Microsoft fixes for 25 non-Microsoft CVEs, that brings the total number of vulnerabilities on the table today to 999. Whether this is the biggest Patch Tuesday ever depends on how we count, but this is by far the most CVEs that Microsoft has ever published

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References (1)

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-72989