CVE-2026-41097

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.76.7—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 6.7 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-05-12. the CNA's CVSS baseline 6.7; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:microsoft, epss, ghsa
6.7
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 6.7Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

Reliance on a component that is not updateable in Windows Secure Boot allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.

CVSS v3
6.7
EG Score
6.7(medium)
EPSS
69.7%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 12, 2026

Last Modified

June 19, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated May 15, 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-2026-41097

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-41097(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 / 58× 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 136 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-08 15:15 UTCEPSS rescore
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  15. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-06-28 01:48 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-06-28 01:48 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-06-28 01:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-06-27 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-06-26 20:45 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-06-26 20:45 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-06-26 20:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-06-25 21:17 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-06-25 21:17 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-06-25 21:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-06-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
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  14. 2026-06-17 03:59 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-06-17 03:59 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-06-17 03:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-06-16 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-06-16 05:32 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-06-16 05:32 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-06-16 05:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-06-15 17:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-06-14 23:05 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-06-14 23:05 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-06-14 23:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-06-14 00:42 UTCEG score recompute
  26. 2026-06-14 00:42 UTCVendor advisory
  27. 2026-06-14 00:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-06-13 23:00 UTCEPSS rescore
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  31. 2026-06-12 13:37 UTCEG score recompute
  32. 2026-06-12 13:37 UTCVendor advisory
  33. 2026-06-12 13:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-06-11 15:11 UTCEG score recompute
  35. 2026-06-11 15:11 UTCVendor advisory
  36. 2026-06-11 15:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-06-11 14:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  38. 2026-06-10 22:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-06-10 16:48 UTCEG score recompute
  40. 2026-06-10 16:48 UTCVendor advisory
  41. 2026-06-10 16:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-06-10 13:22 UTCEPSS rescore
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  44. 2026-06-09 18:29 UTCEG score recompute
  45. 2026-06-09 18:29 UTCVendor advisory
  46. 2026-06-09 18:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-06-08 20:10 UTCEG score recompute
  48. 2026-06-08 20:10 UTCVendor advisory
  49. 2026-06-08 20:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-06-08 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
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  52. 2026-06-07 19:17 UTCEG score recompute
  53. 2026-06-07 19:17 UTCVendor advisory
  54. 2026-06-07 19:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-06-07 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
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  57. 2026-06-06 20:58 UTCEG score recompute
  58. 2026-06-06 20:58 UTCVendor advisory
  59. 2026-06-06 20:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-06-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
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  62. 2026-06-05 22:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  63. 2026-06-05 22:39 UTCEG score recompute
  64. 2026-06-05 22:39 UTCVendor advisory
  65. 2026-06-05 22:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-06-05 06:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  67. 2026-06-05 06:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  68. 2026-06-05 00:19 UTCEG score recompute
  69. 2026-06-05 00:19 UTCVendor advisory
  70. 2026-06-05 00:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-06-04 13:12 UTCEPSS rescore
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  73. 2026-06-04 01:26 UTCEG score recompute
  74. 2026-06-04 01:26 UTCVendor advisory
  75. 2026-06-04 01:26 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-41097?
CVE-2026-41097 is a medium vulnerability published on May 12, 2026. Reliance on a component that is not updateable in Windows Secure Boot allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
When was CVE-2026-41097 disclosed?
CVE-2026-41097 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-2026-41097 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-41097 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 69.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-41097?
CVE-2026-41097 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 6.7 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-41097?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-41097, 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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