CVE-2026-57092

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.99.9—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.9 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-07-14. the CNA's CVSS baseline 9.9; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:microsoft, epss, ghsa
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.

Use after free in Windows VMSwitch 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
57%
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-2026-57092

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-57092(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 66× in last 7d / 381× 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 520 total refreshes for this CVE.

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

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-57092?
CVE-2026-57092 is a critical vulnerability published on July 14, 2026. Use after free in Windows VMSwitch allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
When was CVE-2026-57092 disclosed?
CVE-2026-57092 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-2026-57092 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-57092 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 42.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-57092?
CVE-2026-57092 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 9.9 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-57092?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-57092, 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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