CVE-2026-55022

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.

Access of resource using incompatible type ('type confusion') in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code 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 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-2026-55022

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-55022(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 / 172× 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 242 total refreshes for this CVE.

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

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-55022?
CVE-2026-55022 is a high vulnerability published on July 14, 2026. Access of resource using incompatible type ('type confusion') in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
When was CVE-2026-55022 disclosed?
CVE-2026-55022 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-2026-55022 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-55022 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 61.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-55022?
CVE-2026-55022 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 7.8 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-55022?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-55022, 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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