CVE-2026-45595

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.45.4—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.4 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-06-09. the CNA's CVSS baseline 5.4; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:microsoft, epss, ghsa
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
5.4EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.4Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

Protection mechanism failure in Windows Mark of the Web (MOTW) allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.

CVSS v3
5.4
EG Score
5.4(medium)
EG Risk
24(Track)
EG Risk 24/100SSVC: 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
Severity54% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
35%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 9, 2026

Last Modified

August 25, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 16, 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-2026-45595

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-45595(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 20× in last 7d / 91× 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 212 total refreshes for this CVE.

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

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-45595?
CVE-2026-45595 is a medium vulnerability published on June 9, 2026. Protection mechanism failure in Windows Mark of the Web (MOTW) allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.
When was CVE-2026-45595 disclosed?
CVE-2026-45595 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 9, 2026, with the most recent update on August 25, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-45595 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-45595 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 65.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-45595?
CVE-2026-45595 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 5.4 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-45595?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-45595, 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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