CVE-2026-50681

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.55.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-07-14. the CNA's CVSS baseline 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:microsoft, epss, ghsa
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
5.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Windows Cryptographic Services allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.

CVSS v3
5.5
EG Score
5.5(medium)
EG Risk
25(Track)
EG Risk 25/100SSVC: 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
Severity55% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
39%
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-2026-50681

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-50681(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 28× in last 7d / 116× 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 171 total refreshes for this CVE.

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

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-50681?
CVE-2026-50681 is a medium vulnerability published on July 14, 2026. Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Windows Cryptographic Services allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
When was CVE-2026-50681 disclosed?
CVE-2026-50681 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-2026-50681 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-50681 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 60.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-50681?
CVE-2026-50681 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 5.5 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-50681?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-50681, 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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