CVE-2026-32079

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.55.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-04-14. the CNA's CVSS baseline 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:microsoft, epss, ghsa
5.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Windows File Explorer allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.

CVSS v3
5.5
EG Score
5.5(medium)
EG Risk
25(Track)
EG Risk 25/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity55% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
27%
KEV
Not listed

Published

April 14, 2026

Last Modified

August 14, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 3, 2026
Patch available. Sources: microsoft.
microsoft Patch Available

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center. Patch available via Microsoft Security Update

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32079

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-32079(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 4× in last 7d / 26× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 209 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-13 16:47 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-16 06:46 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-16 06:46 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-08-16 06:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
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  7. 2026-08-14 16:51 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-08-14 16:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-14 04:50 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-14 04:50 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-08-14 04:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-12 19:03 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-12 19:03 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-08-12 19:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-12 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
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  18. 2026-08-11 06:08 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-08-11 06:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  22. 2026-08-10 05:09 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-08-10 05:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-09 04:10 UTCEG score recompute
  26. 2026-08-09 04:10 UTCVendor advisory
  27. 2026-08-09 04:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-08-07 13:42 UTCEG score recompute
  30. 2026-08-07 13:42 UTCVendor advisory
  31. 2026-08-07 13:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-08-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-08-05 23:28 UTCEG score recompute
  34. 2026-08-05 23:28 UTCVendor advisory
  35. 2026-08-05 23:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
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  39. 2026-08-03 21:42 UTCEG score recompute
  40. 2026-08-03 21:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-08-03 10:36 UTCEPSS rescore
  42. 2026-08-02 13:24 UTCEG score recompute
  43. 2026-08-02 13:24 UTCVendor advisory
  44. 2026-08-02 13:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-32079?
CVE-2026-32079 is a medium vulnerability published on April 14, 2026. Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Windows File Explorer allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
When was CVE-2026-32079 disclosed?
CVE-2026-32079 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 14, 2026, with the most recent update on August 14, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-32079 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-32079 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 72.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-32079?
CVE-2026-32079 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 5.5 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-32079?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-32079, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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