CVE-2026-72978

MEDIUMCVSS 5.9

Description

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

Timeline

Published:September 8th, 2026 6:20 PM

Last modified:September 8th, 2026 7:19 PM

CVSS Scoring

CVSS v3: 5.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-770

References & Reports

Advisories, patches, and third-party reports

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-72978

Source: NIST NVD · Data may lag official sources by up to one minute