CVE-2026-62801

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.56.5—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 6.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-09-08. a secondary CVSS source baseline 6.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
6.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 6.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Windows PowerShell allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.

CVSS v3
6.5
EG Score
6.5(high)
EG Risk
30(Track)
EG Risk 30/100SSVC: 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
Severity65% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
53%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 8, 2026

Last Modified

September 24, 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-2026-62801

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-62801(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 36× in last 7d / 85× 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.

  1. 2026-09-24 23:56 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-24 23:56 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-09-24 23:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-24 22:57 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-09-24 22:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-24 21:11 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-09-24 21:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-24 17:56 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-09-24 17:56 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-09-24 17:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-23 23:08 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-09-23 23:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-23 19:03 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-09-23 19:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-23 18:05 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-09-23 18:05 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-09-23 18:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-23 17:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-09-22 17:16 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-09-22 17:16 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-09-22 17:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-21 16:09 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-09-21 16:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-20 22:53 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-20 22:53 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-09-20 22:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-20 20:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-09-19 22:03 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-09-19 22:03 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-09-19 22:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-18 21:12 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-18 21:12 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-09-18 21:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-09-18 13:55 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-09-18 13:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-17 23:13 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-09-17 23:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-17 20:01 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-09-17 20:01 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-09-17 20:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-16 22:19 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-09-16 22:19 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-09-16 22:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-16 14:58 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-09-16 14:58 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-09-16 14:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-09-15 23:16 UTCVendor advisory
  26. 2026-09-15 23:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-09-15 18:13 UTCEG score recompute
  28. 2026-09-15 18:13 UTCVendor advisory
  29. 2026-09-15 18:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-09-14 23:26 UTCVendor advisory
  31. 2026-09-14 23:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-09-14 17:53 UTCVendor advisory
  33. 2026-09-14 17:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-09-14 00:49 UTCEG score recompute
  35. 2026-09-14 00:49 UTCVendor advisory
  36. 2026-09-14 00:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-09-13 00:00 UTCEG score recompute
  38. 2026-09-13 00:00 UTCVendor advisory
  39. 2026-09-13 00:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-09-11 23:10 UTCVendor advisory
  41. 2026-09-11 23:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-09-11 20:07 UTCVendor advisory
  43. 2026-09-11 20:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-09-11 17:12 UTCEG score recompute
  45. 2026-09-11 17:12 UTCVendor advisory
  46. 2026-09-11 17:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  48. 2026-09-11 09:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-09-10 22:29 UTCEG score recompute
  50. 2026-09-10 22:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-09-09 21:39 UTCVendor advisory
  52. 2026-09-09 21:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-09-09 20:23 UTCEG score recompute
  54. 2026-09-09 20:23 UTCVendor advisory
  55. 2026-09-09 20:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-09-08 19:47 UTCEG score recompute
  57. 2026-09-08 19:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-09-08 18:04 UTCEG score recompute
  59. 2026-09-08 18:04 UTCVendor advisory
  60. 2026-09-08 17:25 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-62801?
CVE-2026-62801 is a medium vulnerability published on September 8, 2026. Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Windows PowerShell allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.
When was CVE-2026-62801 disclosed?
CVE-2026-62801 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 8, 2026, with the most recent update on September 24, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-62801 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-62801 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 46.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-62801?
CVE-2026-62801 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-62801?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-62801, 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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