CVE-2026-57988

HIGHPre-NVD 7.17.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-07-03. the CNA's CVSS baseline 7.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:microsoft, epss, ghsa
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
7.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 7.1Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

Relative path traversal in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

CVSS v3
7.1
EG Score
7.1(medium)
EG Risk
32(Track)
EG Risk 32/100SSVC: 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
Severity71% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
53%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 3, 2026

Last Modified

August 24, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 6, 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-2026-57988

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-57988(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 37× in last 7d / 181× 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 284 total refreshes for this CVE.

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

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-57988?
CVE-2026-57988 is a high vulnerability published on July 3, 2026. Relative path traversal in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
When was CVE-2026-57988 disclosed?
CVE-2026-57988 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 3, 2026, with the most recent update on August 24, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-57988 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-57988 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 47.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-57988?
CVE-2026-57988 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 7.1 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-57988?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-57988, 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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