CVE-2026-50462

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.

External control of file name or path in Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock 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
38%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 14, 2026

Last Modified

August 28, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 15, 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-2026-50462

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-50462(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 / 165× 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 227 total refreshes for this CVE.

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

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-50462?
CVE-2026-50462 is a high vulnerability published on July 14, 2026. External control of file name or path in Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
When was CVE-2026-50462 disclosed?
CVE-2026-50462 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-2026-50462 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-50462 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 62.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-50462?
CVE-2026-50462 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 7.8 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-50462?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-50462, 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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