CVE-2026-62778

HIGHPre-NVD 8.18.1—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-11. the CNA's CVSS baseline 8.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:microsoft, epss, ghsa
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
8.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 8.1Exploit: 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 DNS allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

CVSS v3
8.1
EG Score
8.1(high)
EG Risk
37(Track)
EG Risk 37/100SSVC: 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
Severity81% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
41%
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-2026-62778

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-62778(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 84× in last 7d / 135× 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 135 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
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  8. 2026-08-20 14:59 UTCVendor advisory
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  11. 2026-08-20 14:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-20 10:41 UTCVendor advisory
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  14. 2026-08-19 21:31 UTCVendor advisory
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  17. 2026-08-19 21:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-19 17:39 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-19 17:39 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-08-19 17:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-19 16:49 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-08-19 16:48 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
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  3. 2026-08-19 14:28 UTCVendor advisory
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  5. 2026-08-19 11:52 UTCVendor advisory
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  7. 2026-08-18 22:42 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-08-18 22:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  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 UTCVendor advisory
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  18. 2026-08-17 18:08 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-08-17 18:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-17 16:14 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-08-17 16:14 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-08-17 16:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-08-17 08:31 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-08-17 08:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-08-16 19:21 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-08-16 19:21 UTCVendor advisory
  28. 2026-08-16 19:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-08-16 18:52 UTCVendor advisory
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  35. 2026-08-16 16:36 UTCEG score recompute
  36. 2026-08-16 16:36 UTCVendor advisory
  37. 2026-08-16 16:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-08-16 13:31 UTCEG score recompute
  40. 2026-08-16 13:31 UTCVendor advisory
  41. 2026-08-16 13:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-08-16 00:21 UTCVendor advisory
  43. 2026-08-16 00:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-08-15 11:11 UTCEG score recompute
  45. 2026-08-15 11:11 UTCVendor advisory
  46. 2026-08-15 11:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  48. 2026-08-14 22:00 UTCVendor advisory
  49. 2026-08-14 22:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-08-14 21:16 UTCVendor advisory
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  58. 2026-08-14 16:26 UTCVendor advisory
  59. 2026-08-14 16:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-08-14 06:41 UTCEG score recompute
  61. 2026-08-14 06:41 UTCVendor advisory
  62. 2026-08-14 06:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  64. 2026-08-13 17:30 UTCVendor advisory
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  70. 2026-08-12 18:13 UTCVendor advisory
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  72. 2026-08-12 15:17 UTCEG score recompute
  73. 2026-08-12 15:17 UTCVendor advisory
  74. 2026-08-12 15:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-08-12 14:24 UTCEG score recompute

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-62778?
CVE-2026-62778 is a high vulnerability published on August 11, 2026. Use after free in Windows DNS allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
When was CVE-2026-62778 disclosed?
CVE-2026-62778 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-2026-62778 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-62778 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 58.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-62778?
CVE-2026-62778 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 8.1 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-62778?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-62778, 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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