CVE-2026-62694

HIGHPre-NVD 7.07.0—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.0 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-09-08. The CNA's CVSS baseline 7.0; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:microsoft, epss, ghsa
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
7.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.3%CVSS: 7.0Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

Use after free in Windows Installer allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

CVSS v3
7.0
EG Score
7.0HIGHhigh confidence
EG Risk
32
EG Risk 32/100CISA SSVC

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
Severity70% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).
Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.
EPSS PROB
0.3%
EPSS %ILE
16th
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).

A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.

Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

September 8, 2026

Last Modified

October 1, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 8, 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-2026-62694

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-62694(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 41× in last 7d / 183× 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 183 total refreshes for this CVE.

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

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-62694?
CVE-2026-62694 is a high vulnerability published on September 8, 2026. Use after free in Windows Installer allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
When was CVE-2026-62694 disclosed?
CVE-2026-62694 was first published on September 8, 2026, with the most recent update on October 1, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-62694 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-62694 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (16th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-62694?
CVE-2026-62694 has a CVSS base score of 7.0 (the CNA's own assessment, by microsoft; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-62694?
A fix for CVE-2026-62694 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-62694 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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