CVE-2026-40417

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-05-12. the CNA's CVSS baseline 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:microsoft, epss, ghsa
7.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

Weak authentication in Dynamics Business Central allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EPSS
19.1%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 12, 2026

Last Modified

June 19, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated May 20, 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-2026-40417

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-40417(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 9× in last 7d / 72× 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 180 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
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  17. 2026-06-28 01:48 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-06-28 01:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-06-27 08:32 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-06-27 08:32 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-06-27 08:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-06-27 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-06-26 20:45 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-06-26 20:45 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-06-26 20:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-06-25 21:19 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-06-25 21:19 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-06-25 21:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  17. 2026-06-17 22:56 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-06-17 22:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  21. 2026-06-16 23:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-06-16 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-06-16 05:35 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-06-16 05:35 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-06-16 05:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-06-15 17:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-06-15 00:17 UTCEG score recompute
  28. 2026-06-15 00:17 UTCVendor advisory
  29. 2026-06-15 00:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-06-14 12:31 UTCEG score recompute
  31. 2026-06-14 12:31 UTCVendor advisory
  32. 2026-06-14 12:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  34. 2026-06-14 00:44 UTCVendor advisory
  35. 2026-06-14 00:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-06-13 23:00 UTCEPSS rescore
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  38. 2026-06-13 01:22 UTCVendor advisory
  39. 2026-06-13 01:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-06-12 23:12 UTCEPSS rescore
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  42. 2026-06-12 13:27 UTCEG score recompute
  43. 2026-06-12 13:27 UTCVendor advisory
  44. 2026-06-12 13:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-06-12 01:25 UTCEG score recompute
  46. 2026-06-12 01:25 UTCVendor advisory
  47. 2026-06-12 01:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-06-11 14:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-06-11 13:39 UTCEG score recompute
  50. 2026-06-11 13:39 UTCVendor advisory
  51. 2026-06-11 13:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-06-11 01:53 UTCEG score recompute
  53. 2026-06-11 01:53 UTCVendor advisory
  54. 2026-06-11 01:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-06-10 22:18 UTCEPSS rescore
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  57. 2026-06-10 14:06 UTCVendor advisory
  58. 2026-06-10 14:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  62. 2026-06-10 02:18 UTCVendor advisory
  63. 2026-06-10 02:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  65. 2026-06-09 14:32 UTCVendor advisory
  66. 2026-06-09 14:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-06-09 02:46 UTCEG score recompute
  68. 2026-06-09 02:46 UTCVendor advisory
  69. 2026-06-09 02:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  70. 2026-06-08 15:00 UTCEG score recompute
  71. 2026-06-08 15:00 UTCVendor advisory
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  73. 2026-06-08 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
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  75. 2026-06-08 03:13 UTCEG score recompute

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-40417?
CVE-2026-40417 is a high vulnerability published on May 12, 2026. Weak authentication in Dynamics Business Central allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
When was CVE-2026-40417 disclosed?
CVE-2026-40417 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 12, 2026, with the most recent update on June 19, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-40417 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-40417 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 19.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-40417?
CVE-2026-40417 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 7.8 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-40417?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-40417, 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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