CVE-2026-50336

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-07-14. the CNA's CVSS baseline 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:microsoft, epss, ghsa
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Media allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EG Risk
35(Track)
EG Risk 35/100SSVC: 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
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
26%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 14, 2026

Last Modified

August 28, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 14, 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-2026-50336

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-50336(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 34× 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 247 total refreshes for this CVE.

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

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-50336?
CVE-2026-50336 is a high vulnerability published on July 14, 2026. Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Media allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
When was CVE-2026-50336 disclosed?
CVE-2026-50336 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 14, 2026, with the most recent update on August 28, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-50336 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-50336 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 74.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-50336?
CVE-2026-50336 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 7.8 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-50336?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-50336, 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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