CVE-2026-42985

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-09. the CNA's CVSS baseline 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:microsoft, epss, ghsa
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
8.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

Heap-based buffer overflow in Remote Desktop Client allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(high)
EPSS
58.0%
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-2026-42985

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-42985(2)

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

Weakness Classification(2)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 40× in last 7d / 177× 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 177 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-06 02:41 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-07-06 02:41 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-07-06 02:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-05 14:24 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-07-05 14:24 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-07-05 14:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-05 02:17 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-07-05 02:17 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-07-05 02:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-04 13:25 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-07-04 13:25 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-07-04 13:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-03 20:58 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-07-03 20:58 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-07-03 20:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-03 08:48 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-07-03 08:48 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-07-03 08:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-02 15:33 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-07-02 15:33 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-07-02 15:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-07-02 03:20 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-07-02 03:20 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-07-02 03:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-07-01 15:14 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-07-01 15:14 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-07-01 15:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-07-01 15:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-01 03:09 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-07-01 03:09 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-07-01 03:08 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 15:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-06-30 01:26 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-06-30 01:26 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-06-30 01:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-06-29 13:21 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-06-29 13:21 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-06-29 13:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-06-29 01:16 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-06-29 01:16 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-06-29 01:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-06-28 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-06-28 13:09 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-06-28 13:09 UTCVendor advisory
  28. 2026-06-28 13:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  30. 2026-06-28 01:04 UTCEG score recompute
  31. 2026-06-28 01:04 UTCVendor advisory
  32. 2026-06-28 01:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-06-27 12:54 UTCEG score recompute
  34. 2026-06-27 12:54 UTCVendor advisory
  35. 2026-06-27 12:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-06-27 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  37. 2026-06-27 00:48 UTCEG score recompute
  38. 2026-06-27 00:48 UTCVendor advisory
  39. 2026-06-27 00:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-06-26 12:33 UTCEG score recompute
  41. 2026-06-26 12:33 UTCVendor advisory
  42. 2026-06-26 12:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-06-25 23:16 UTCEG score recompute
  44. 2026-06-25 23:16 UTCVendor advisory
  45. 2026-06-25 23:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-06-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  47. 2026-06-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  48. 2026-06-25 11:10 UTCEG score recompute
  49. 2026-06-25 11:10 UTCVendor advisory
  50. 2026-06-25 11:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-06-24 23:03 UTCEG score recompute
  52. 2026-06-24 23:03 UTCVendor advisory
  53. 2026-06-24 23:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-06-24 14:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  55. 2026-06-24 10:58 UTCEG score recompute
  56. 2026-06-24 10:58 UTCVendor advisory
  57. 2026-06-24 10:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-06-23 22:35 UTCEG score recompute
  59. 2026-06-23 22:35 UTCVendor advisory
  60. 2026-06-23 22:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-06-23 21:33 UTCEPSS rescore
  62. 2026-06-23 10:04 UTCEG score recompute
  63. 2026-06-23 10:04 UTCVendor advisory
  64. 2026-06-23 10:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-06-22 20:44 UTCEG score recompute
  66. 2026-06-22 20:44 UTCVendor advisory
  67. 2026-06-22 20:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  68. 2026-06-22 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  69. 2026-06-22 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  70. 2026-06-22 04:54 UTCEG score recompute
  71. 2026-06-22 04:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  72. 2026-06-21 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  73. 2026-06-21 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  74. 2026-06-21 10:26 UTCEG score recompute
  75. 2026-06-21 10:26 UTCVendor advisory

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-42985?
CVE-2026-42985 is a high vulnerability published on June 9, 2026. Heap-based buffer overflow in Remote Desktop Client allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
When was CVE-2026-42985 disclosed?
CVE-2026-42985 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-2026-42985 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-42985 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 58.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-42985?
CVE-2026-42985 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 8.8 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-42985?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-42985, 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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