CVE-2026-72978

Medium5.9Published on September 8, 2026

Allocation of resources without limits or throttling in Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.

CVSS score5.9 / 10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type (CWE)CWE-770

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Microsoft Patches 966 Flaws as Two Windows Zero-Days Come Under Active Attack

Microsoft fixed 966 flaws in record September Patch Tuesday, including two exploited Windows privilege-escalation zero-days leading to SYSTEM access.

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