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Microsoft disclosed and patched two denial-of-service flaws in Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ), tracked as CVE-2023-28302 and CVE-2023-36606, through its Security Update Guide. Both issues affect the Windows messaging component and could allow an attacker to disrupt service availability on systems where MSMQ is enabled.
The vulnerabilities were published in separate Microsoft advisories and add to the security risk surrounding exposed or unnecessary MSMQ deployments. Organizations using MSMQ should review Microsoft’s guidance, apply the relevant security updates, and verify whether the service is required on internet-facing or internal systems to reduce the likelihood of service disruption.
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Microsoft published a Security Update Guide entry for CVE-2023-36606, identifying it as a Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) denial-of-service vulnerability.
Microsoft published a Security Update Guide entry for CVE-2023-28302, identifying it as a Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) denial-of-service vulnerability.
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Microsoft disclosed and patched a cluster of **Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ)** denial-of-service vulnerabilities affecting Windows systems, including `CVE-2025-21230`, `CVE-2025-21290`, `CVE-2025-21270`, `CVE-2025-21289`, and `CVE-2025-21251`. The issues were published through the Microsoft Security Response Center update guide and all identify MSMQ as the affected component, indicating that specially crafted traffic or message handling conditions could disrupt the service and impact application availability on systems where MSMQ is enabled. The January disclosures followed an earlier MSMQ denial-of-service issue, `CVE-2024-49096`, showing continued security attention on the legacy messaging component across consecutive update cycles. Organizations using MSMQ should prioritize applying Microsoft security updates, verify whether the service is enabled on exposed or business-critical hosts, and assess operational dependencies because repeated flaws in the component raise the risk of service interruption if unpatched systems remain reachable.
Jul 12, 2026
Microsoft released security updates for **Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ)** to address three disclosed vulnerabilities affecting the Windows messaging component. The issues include **`CVE-2024-49122`**, a **remote code execution** flaw, alongside **`CVE-2025-21181`** and **`CVE-2025-21289`**, both classified as **denial-of-service** vulnerabilities in MSMQ. The advisories indicate that organizations running systems with MSMQ enabled should review Microsoft's Security Update Guide entries and apply the relevant patches to reduce the risk of service disruption or potential code execution. The combination of one RCE bug and two DoS flaws highlights continued security exposure in MSMQ, a legacy Windows feature that may remain active in enterprise environments even when it is not widely used.
Jul 12, 2026
Microsoft disclosed two new vulnerabilities in **Windows Message Queuing (MSMQ)**: `CVE-2026-34329`, a heap-based buffer overflow that can let an unauthorized attacker on an adjacent network send a specially crafted MSMQ message and achieve remote code execution, and `CVE-2026-33838`, a double-free flaw that can allow a local low-privileged attacker to gain **SYSTEM** privileges. Microsoft rated both issues **Important**, assigned CVSS scores of **8.8** and **7.8** respectively, said neither was publicly disclosed or exploited in the wild at publication, and released fixes for both vulnerabilities. Microsoft credited Azure Yang (`@4zure9`) of Kunlun Lab with reporting `CVE-2026-34329`. The disclosures add to a longer pattern of serious MSMQ security issues previously tracked by Microsoft, including `CVE-2023-21554` and multiple 2023 MSMQ remote code execution bugs such as `CVE-2023-36572`, `CVE-2023-36575`, `CVE-2023-36578`, `CVE-2023-36583`, `CVE-2023-36589`, and `CVE-2023-36590`. The repeated appearance of MSMQ flaws across releases underscores the continued risk posed by the legacy Windows messaging component, particularly where the service is enabled and reachable from adjacent networks or accessible to local users.
Jun 29, 2026