CVE-2026-42981

HIGHPre-NVD 8.18.1—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-09. the CNA's CVSS baseline 8.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:microsoft, epss, ghsa
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
8.1
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 8.1Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

Integer underflow (wrap or wraparound) in Windows Performance Monitor allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

CVSS v3
8.1
EG Score
8.1(high)
EPSS
46.2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 9, 2026

Last Modified

July 1, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 9, 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-2026-42981

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-42981(2)

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 40× in last 7d / 181× 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 181 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
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  4. 2026-07-06 02:06 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-07-06 02:06 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-07-06 02:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-05 14:21 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-07-05 14:21 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-07-05 14:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-05 02:19 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-07-05 02:19 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-07-05 02:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-04 13:28 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-07-04 13:28 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-07-04 13:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-03 15:37 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-07-03 15:37 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-07-03 15:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-03 01:45 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-07-03 01:45 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-07-03 01:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-02 14:01 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-07-02 14:01 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-07-02 14:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-07-02 02:17 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-07-02 02:17 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-07-02 02:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-07-01 15:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-01 14:31 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-07-01 14:31 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-07-01 14:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-01 02:47 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-07-01 02:47 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-07-01 02:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-06-30 15:03 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-06-30 15:03 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-06-30 15:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-06-29 23:27 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-06-29 23:27 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-06-29 23:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-06-29 11:43 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-06-29 11:43 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-06-29 11:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-06-28 23:59 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-06-28 23:59 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-06-28 23:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-06-28 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-06-28 12:13 UTCEG score recompute
  28. 2026-06-28 12:13 UTCVendor advisory
  29. 2026-06-28 12:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-06-28 00:29 UTCEG score recompute
  32. 2026-06-28 00:29 UTCVendor advisory
  33. 2026-06-28 00:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-06-27 12:35 UTCEG score recompute
  35. 2026-06-27 12:35 UTCVendor advisory
  36. 2026-06-27 12:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-06-27 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  38. 2026-06-27 00:49 UTCEG score recompute
  39. 2026-06-27 00:49 UTCVendor advisory
  40. 2026-06-27 00:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-06-26 12:34 UTCEG score recompute
  42. 2026-06-26 12:34 UTCVendor advisory
  43. 2026-06-26 12:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-06-25 22:22 UTCEG score recompute
  45. 2026-06-25 22:22 UTCVendor advisory
  46. 2026-06-25 22:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-06-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
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  49. 2026-06-25 10:38 UTCEG score recompute
  50. 2026-06-25 10:38 UTCVendor advisory
  51. 2026-06-25 10:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-06-24 22:54 UTCEG score recompute
  53. 2026-06-24 22:54 UTCVendor advisory
  54. 2026-06-24 22:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-06-24 14:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  56. 2026-06-24 11:10 UTCEG score recompute
  57. 2026-06-24 11:10 UTCVendor advisory
  58. 2026-06-24 11:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-06-23 22:37 UTCEG score recompute
  60. 2026-06-23 22:37 UTCVendor advisory
  61. 2026-06-23 22:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  62. 2026-06-23 21:33 UTCEPSS rescore
  63. 2026-06-23 10:06 UTCEG score recompute
  64. 2026-06-23 10:06 UTCVendor advisory
  65. 2026-06-23 10:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-06-22 21:01 UTCEG score recompute
  67. 2026-06-22 21:01 UTCVendor advisory
  68. 2026-06-22 21:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  69. 2026-06-22 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
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  71. 2026-06-22 04:58 UTCEG score recompute
  72. 2026-06-22 04:58 UTCVendor advisory
  73. 2026-06-22 04:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-06-21 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-42981?
CVE-2026-42981 is a high vulnerability published on June 9, 2026. Integer underflow (wrap or wraparound) in Windows Performance Monitor allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
When was CVE-2026-42981 disclosed?
CVE-2026-42981 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 9, 2026, with the most recent update on July 1, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-42981 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-42981 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 46.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-42981?
CVE-2026-42981 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 8.1 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-42981?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-42981, 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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