CVE-2026-96222 Active Directory Federation Services - Authentication Spoofing

Active Directory Federation Services contains an authentication spoofing vulnerability caused by improper certificate validation, letting unauthorized attackers spoof identities over a network, exploit requires network access.

CVSS base score 7.4 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Not required
EPSS
0.58% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Authentication Spoofing
Impact
Man In The Middle
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Published
13 October 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-295

Vendor fix

Update to the latest version with proper certificate validation.

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

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