Belgium’s national cybersecurity authority, the Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium (CCB), warns that attackers are now exploiting a recently patched critical Windows Netlogon vulnerability in the wild. The issue, tracked as CVE-2026-41089, is a remote code execution (RCE) flaw affecting Windows Netlogon, the service and protocol used for authentication and security in Windows domain environments. According to the CCB, threat actors send specially crafted network requests to targeted systems that are running the Netlogon service, aiming to trigger the vulnerability and execute code remotely. The reports characterize CVE-2026-41089 as a stack-based buffer overflow that can be reached via network traffic, putting domain controllers and other machines that provide domain authentication at risk. Both outlets cite the CCB’s Friday advisory as the basis for the exploitation claim, emphasizing that the vulnerability has already been patched but is still being used by attackers. The guidance in the coverage centers on the fact that defenders should address the known flaw promptly to reduce exposure.
Windows Netlogon RCE flaw CVE-2026-41089 is actively exploited, warns Belgium cybersecurity agency
Belgium’s national cybersecurity authority, the Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium (CCB), warns that attackers are now exploiting a recently patched critical Windows Netlogon vulnerability in the wild....
- The Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium (CCB) warns CVE-2026-41089 is being actively exploited in attacks.
- CVE-2026-41089 is a critical Windows Netlogon remote code execution vulnerability.
- The flaw is described as a stack-based buffer overflow in the Netlogon service/protocol used for domain authentication.
- Attackers reportedly exploit it by sending specially crafted network requests to affected Windows systems.
- Systems providing domain authentication, including domain controllers, are described as at risk.
CVE-2026-41089, a critical Windows Netlogon RCE flaw that allows remote code execution, is now actively exploited in the wild, the Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium (CCB) warned on Friday. About CVE-2026-41089 CVE-2026-41089 is a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Windows Netlogon, the service and protocol that handles authentication and security within a Windows domain environment. The flaw can be exploited by attackers by sending a specially crafted network request to a Windows server that is acting … More → The post Windows Netlogon RCE exploited, domain controllers at risk (CVE-2026-41089) appeared first on Help Net Security.
2 months agoThe Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium (CCB), the country's national authority for cybersecurity, warned on Friday that threat actors are now exploiting a recently patched critical Windows Netlogon vulnerability in attacks. [...]
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