CVE-2026-40380

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.26.2—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 6.2 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-05-12. the CNA's CVSS baseline 6.2; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:microsoft, epss, ghsa
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
6.2EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.2Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

Heap-based buffer overflow in Volume Manager Extension Driver allows an authorized attacker to execute code with a physical attack.

CVSS v3
6.2
EG Score
6.2(medium)
EG Risk
28(Track)
EG Risk 28/100SSVC: 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
Severity62% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
38%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 12, 2026

Last Modified

August 10, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 16, 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-2026-40380

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-40380(1)

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

Weakness Classification(3)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 70× 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.

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  1. 2026-08-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-23 18:14 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-23 18:14 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-08-23 18:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
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  11. 2026-08-17 10:51 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-17 10:51 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-08-17 10:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-08-16 04:13 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-16 04:13 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-08-16 04:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-14 02:43 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-14 02:43 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-08-14 02:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-12 16:11 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-12 16:11 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-08-12 16:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-12 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-11 15:40 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-11 15:40 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-08-11 15:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-11 13:43 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-08-11 00:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-10 15:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-10 00:52 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-10 00:52 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-08-10 00:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-09 02:04 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-09 02:04 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-08-09 02:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-08-07 19:23 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-08-07 19:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-06 20:36 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-06 20:36 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-08-06 20:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-08-05 21:48 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-08-05 21:48 UTCVendor advisory
  28. 2026-08-05 21:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  30. 2026-08-04 15:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-08-04 10:38 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-08-03 20:47 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-08-03 20:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-08-03 10:36 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-08-02 21:59 UTCEG score recompute
  36. 2026-08-02 21:59 UTCVendor advisory
  37. 2026-08-02 21:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-08-02 02:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-08-01 23:12 UTCEG score recompute
  40. 2026-08-01 23:12 UTCVendor advisory
  41. 2026-08-01 23:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-08-01 04:16 UTCEPSS rescore
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-40380?
CVE-2026-40380 is a medium vulnerability published on May 12, 2026. Heap-based buffer overflow in Volume Manager Extension Driver allows an authorized attacker to execute code with a physical attack.
When was CVE-2026-40380 disclosed?
CVE-2026-40380 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 12, 2026, with the most recent update on August 10, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-40380 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-40380 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 62.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-40380?
CVE-2026-40380 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 6.2 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-40380?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-40380, 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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