CVE-2026-45598

HIGHPre-NVD 7.07.0—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.0 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-09. the CNA's CVSS baseline 7.0; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:microsoft, epss, ghsa
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
7.0
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.0Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

Use after free in Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

CVSS v3
7.0
EG Score
7.0(high)
EPSS
7.6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 9, 2026

Last Modified

July 1, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 11, 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-2026-45598

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-45598(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 35× in last 7d / 168× 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 168 total refreshes for this CVE.

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

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-45598?
CVE-2026-45598 is a high vulnerability published on June 9, 2026. Use after free in Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
When was CVE-2026-45598 disclosed?
CVE-2026-45598 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-2026-45598 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-45598 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 7.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-45598?
CVE-2026-45598 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 7.0 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-45598?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-45598, 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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