CVE•Published 2026-06-09•Modified 2026-06-11•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-42981Microsoft · Windows_11_23h2
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.1
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
26
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 74% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
Integer underflow (wrap or wraparound) in Windows Performance Monitor allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Timeline
Published 2026-06-09
Modified 2026-06-11
External references
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Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-42981Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · OS
os:"Windows 11 23h2"Hosts Shodan identified as running Windows 11 23h2.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-42981Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-42981Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-42981Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-42981GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-42981" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.