CVE-2026-56163

CRITICALPre-NVD 10.010.0—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 10.0 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-07-24. the CNA's CVSS baseline 10.0; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:microsoft, epss, ghsa
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
10.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 10.0Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

Missing authentication for critical function in Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

CVSS v3
10.0
EG Score
10.0(medium)
EG Risk
60(Track)
EG Risk 60/100SSVC: 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
Severity100% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
41%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 24, 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-2026-56163

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-56163(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 / 274× 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 574 total refreshes for this CVE.

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

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-56163?
CVE-2026-56163 is a critical vulnerability published on July 24, 2026. Missing authentication for critical function in Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
When was CVE-2026-56163 disclosed?
CVE-2026-56163 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 24, 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-2026-56163 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-56163 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 59.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-56163?
CVE-2026-56163 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 10.0 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-56163?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-56163, 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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