CVE-2026-62898ImportantRevised 13 Aug
Microsoft QUIC Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Assessment
Use after free in Microsoft QUIC allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
- Severity
- Important
- CVSS base score
- 7.5CVSS:3.1/
AV:N/ AC:L/ PR:N/ UI:N/ S:U/ C:H/ I:N/ A:N/ E:U/ RL:O/ RC:C - Impact
- Information Disclosure
- EPSS, next 30 days
- 1.0%Higher than 62.2% of scored CVEs · FIRST model run 26 Sep 2026 · about EPSS
- Exploitability
- Exploitation Less Likely
- Publicly disclosed
- No
- Customer action
- Required: apply the update
- Component
- Microsoft QUIC
- Weakness
- CWE-416: Use After Free
- Issued by
- Microsoft
- Published
- 11 Aug 2026 · August 2026
- Last revised
- 13 Aug 2026Removed Linux and macOS products from the Affected Software table. This is an informational change only.
Updates that fix it
3 KBs| KB | Type | Restart | Applies to | Other CVEs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KB5122104 | Security Update | — | .NET 8.0 installed on Windows | All CVEs in KB5122104 |
| KB5122105 | Security Update | — | .NET 9.0 installed on Windows | All CVEs in KB5122105 |
| KB5122106 | Security Update | — | .NET 10.0 installed on Windows | All CVEs in KB5122106 |
Affected products
Developer Tools5 affected products
- .NET 10.0 installed on Windows
- .NET 8.0 installed on Windows
- .NET 9.0 installed on Windows
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2026 version 18.8