CVE-2026-45495

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-05-18. 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
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(medium)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: 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
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
60%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 18, 2026

Last Modified

August 10, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated May 18, 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-2026-45495

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-45495(2)

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

Weakness Classification(4)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 14× in last 7d / 89× 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 248 total refreshes for this CVE.

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

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-45495?
CVE-2026-45495 is a high vulnerability published on May 18, 2026. Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
When was CVE-2026-45495 disclosed?
CVE-2026-45495 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 18, 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-2026-45495 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-45495 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 40.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-45495?
CVE-2026-45495 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 8.8 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-45495?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-45495, 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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