CVE-2026-45588

HIGHPre-NVD 7.97.9—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.9 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-09. the CNA's CVSS baseline 7.9; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:microsoft, epss, ghsa
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
7.9
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.9Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

Protection mechanism failure in Windows Secure Boot allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.

CVSS v3
7.9
EG Score
7.9(high)
EPSS
22.1%
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-2026-45588

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-45588(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 / 178× 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 178 total refreshes for this CVE.

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

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-45588?
CVE-2026-45588 is a high vulnerability published on June 9, 2026. Protection mechanism failure in Windows Secure Boot allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
When was CVE-2026-45588 disclosed?
CVE-2026-45588 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-2026-45588 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-45588 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 22.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-45588?
CVE-2026-45588 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 7.9 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-45588?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-45588, 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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