May 2026: Internet Key Exchange (IKE) Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerability
CVE-2026-35424 Published on May 12, 2026
Internet Key Exchange (IKE) Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerability
Missing release of memory after effective lifetime in Windows Internet Key Exchange (IKE) Protocol allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
Weakness Type
What is a Memory Leak Vulnerability?
The software does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. This is often triggered by improper handling of malformed data or unexpectedly interrupted sessions. In some languages, developers are responsible for tracking memory allocation and releasing the memory. If there are no more pointers or references to the memory, then it can no longer be tracked and identified for release.
CVE-2026-35424 has been classified to as a Memory Leak vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-35424
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Affected Versions
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607:- Version 10.0.14393.0 and below 10.0.14393.9140 is affected.
- Version 10.0.17763.0 and below 10.0.17763.8755 is affected.
- Version 10.0.19044.0 and below 10.0.19044.7291 is affected.
- Version 10.0.19045.0 and below 10.0.19045.7291 is affected.
- Version 10.0.22631.0 and below 10.0.22631.7079 is affected.
- Version 10.0.22631.0 and below 10.0.22631.7079 is affected.
- Version 10.0.26100.0 and below 10.0.26100.8457 is affected.
- Version 10.0.26200.0 and below 10.0.26200.8457 is affected.
- Version 10.0.28000.0 and below 10.0.28000.2113 is affected.
- Version 6.2.9200.0 and below 6.2.9200.26079 is affected.
- Version 6.2.9200.0 and below 6.2.9200.26079 is affected.
- Version 6.3.9600.0 and below 6.3.9600.23181 is affected.
- Version 6.3.9600.0 and below 6.3.9600.23181 is affected.
- Version 10.0.14393.0 and below 10.0.14393.9140 is affected.
- Version 10.0.14393.0 and below 10.0.14393.9140 is affected.
- Version 10.0.17763.0 and below 10.0.17763.8755 is affected.
- Version 10.0.17763.0 and below 10.0.17763.8755 is affected.
- Version 10.0.20348.0 and below 10.0.20348.5139 is affected.
- Version 10.0.25398.0 and below 10.0.25398.2330 is affected.
- Version 10.0.26100.0 and below 10.0.26100.32860 is affected.
- Version 10.0.26100.0 and below 10.0.26100.32860 is affected.