Findings

CVE-2026-50696

ZDI-26-622: Microsoft Windows IKEv2 AES-GCM Decryption Integer Underflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published Sep 8, 2026

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Microsoft Windows. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability, but only systems with specific IPsec configurations are vulnerable. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 8.1. The following CVEs are assigned: CVE-2026-50696.

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Timeline

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  1. Sep 8, 2026 · Catalog

    Detected

    This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Microsoft Windows. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability, but only systems with specific IPsec configurations are vulnerable. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 8.1. The following CVEs are assigned: CVE-2026-50696.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-50696

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-50696

    30-day exploitation probability 1.2%

    first.org
  • Zero Day InitiativeCoordinated disclosureZDI-26-622

    This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Microsoft Windows. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability, but only systems with specific IPsec configurations are vulnerable. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 8.1. The following CVEs are assigned: CVE-2026-50696.

    zerodayinitiative.com