CVE-2026-62696

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-11. The CNA's CVSS baseline 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:microsoft, epss, ghsa
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
7.8EG
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: 7.8Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

Integer underflow (wrap or wraparound) in Windows Program Compatibility Assistant Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8HIGHmedium confidence
EG Risk
35
EG Risk 35/100CISA 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
Severity78% × 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
24th
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

August 11, 2026

Last Modified

September 29, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 11, 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-2026-62696

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-62696(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 29× in last 7d / 145× 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 374 total refreshes for this CVE.

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

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-62696?
CVE-2026-62696 is a high vulnerability published on August 11, 2026. Integer underflow (wrap or wraparound) in Windows Program Compatibility Assistant Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
When was CVE-2026-62696 disclosed?
CVE-2026-62696 was first published on August 11, 2026, with the most recent update on September 29, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-62696 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-62696 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (24th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-62696?
CVE-2026-62696 has a CVSS base score of 7.8 (the CNA's own assessment, by microsoft; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-62696?
A fix for CVE-2026-62696 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-62696 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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