CVE-2026-62761

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH 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%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows DHCP Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(high)
EG Risk
35(Track)
EG Risk 35/100SSVC: 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
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
29%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 11, 2026

Last Modified

August 20, 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-2026-62761

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-62761(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 87× in last 7d / 138× 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 138 total refreshes for this CVE.

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

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-62761?
CVE-2026-62761 is a high vulnerability published on August 11, 2026. Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows DHCP Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
When was CVE-2026-62761 disclosed?
CVE-2026-62761 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 11, 2026, with the most recent update on August 20, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-62761 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-62761 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 71.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-62761?
CVE-2026-62761 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 7.8 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-62761?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-62761, 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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