CVE-2026-56649 is an Important-severity (CVSS 5.9) race condition and use-after-free vulnerability in the Windows Network File System that allows an unauthenticated attacker to potentially execute remote code over the network. The exploitability assessment indicates exploitation is currently unlikely, as it has not been publicly disclosed or exploited. Microsoft has released official fixes, which should be applied per the Security Update Guide.
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