CVE-2026-56160

CRITICALNVD 9.99.9—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This critical-severity CVE scores 9.9 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.6%, top 54% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory enrichment pending alignment with NVD CVSS.

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
9.9EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 9.9Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

Improper authorization in Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

CVSS v3
9.9
EG Score
9.9(medium)
EG Risk
45(Track)
EG Risk 45/100SSVC: 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
Severity99% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
46%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 23, 2026

Last Modified

September 9, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 9, 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-2026-56160

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-56160(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 55× in last 7d / 287× 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 613 total refreshes for this CVE.

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

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-56160?
CVE-2026-56160 is a critical vulnerability published on July 23, 2026. Improper authorization in Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
When was CVE-2026-56160 disclosed?
CVE-2026-56160 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 23, 2026, with the most recent update on September 9, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-56160 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-56160 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 53.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-56160?
CVE-2026-56160 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.9 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-56160?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-56160, 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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