CVE-2026-57090

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This critical-severity CVE scores 9.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.8%, top 46% 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
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Media Foundation allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
44(Track)
EG Risk 44/100SSVC: 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
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
54%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 14, 2026

Last Modified

August 28, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 28, 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-2026-57090

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-57090(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 62× in last 7d / 359× 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 472 total refreshes for this CVE.

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

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-57090?
CVE-2026-57090 is a critical vulnerability published on July 14, 2026. Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Media Foundation allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
When was CVE-2026-57090 disclosed?
CVE-2026-57090 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-2026-57090 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-57090 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 45.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-57090?
CVE-2026-57090 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-57090?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-57090, 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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