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title: "CVE-2026-69789: Reliable Multicast Transport Driver - Remote Code Execution"
description: "Reliable Multicast Transport Driver contains a heap-based buffer overflow caused by improper memory handling, letting unauthorized attackers execute code over an adjacent network, exploit requires network adjacency."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-69789/
---

# CVE-2026-69789 Reliable Multicast Transport Driver - Remote Code Execution

Reliable Multicast Transport Driver contains a heap-based buffer overflow caused by improper memory handling, letting unauthorized attackers execute code over an adjacent network, exploit requires network adjacency.

CVSS base score 7.5 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

EPSS

0.42% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-69789)

## Details

Type

Remote Code Execution

Impact

Remote Code Execution

CVSS vector

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

Published

13 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-122](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/122.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version with the buffer overflow fix.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-69789](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-69789)
- [https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69789](https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69789)

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## What this record can't tell you

- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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