CVE-2026-62832

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: 2%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 User Profile Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(high)
EG Risk
36(Track)
EG Risk 36/100SSVC: 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%
Exploitation2% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
2%
EPSS %ILE
82%
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-2026-62832

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-62832(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 80× in last 7d / 131× 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 131 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 16:40 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-08-20 16:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  11. 2026-08-20 14:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-20 09:23 UTCVendor advisory
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  14. 2026-08-19 21:30 UTCVendor advisory
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  17. 2026-08-19 21:09 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 16:48 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
  2. 2026-08-19 15:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-19 14:28 UTCVendor advisory
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  5. 2026-08-19 10:42 UTCVendor advisory
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  7. 2026-08-18 22:41 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-08-18 22:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  11. 2026-08-18 17:41 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-08-18 17:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-18 13:33 UTCVendor advisory
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  20. 2026-08-17 16:14 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-08-17 16:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-17 06:58 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-08-17 06:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-16 19:05 UTCVendor advisory
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  29. 2026-08-16 17:30 UTCVendor advisory
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  31. 2026-08-16 16:35 UTCEG score recompute
  32. 2026-08-16 16:35 UTCVendor advisory
  33. 2026-08-16 16:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-08-16 09:40 UTCEG score recompute
  36. 2026-08-16 09:40 UTCVendor advisory
  37. 2026-08-16 09:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-08-15 21:47 UTCVendor advisory
  39. 2026-08-15 21:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-08-15 09:54 UTCEG score recompute
  41. 2026-08-15 09:54 UTCVendor advisory
  42. 2026-08-15 09:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-08-14 22:00 UTCVendor advisory
  45. 2026-08-14 22:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-08-14 21:15 UTCVendor advisory
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  50. 2026-08-14 18:36 UTCVendor advisory
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  52. 2026-08-14 17:09 UTCVendor advisory
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  54. 2026-08-14 16:26 UTCVendor advisory
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  56. 2026-08-14 05:24 UTCEG score recompute
  57. 2026-08-14 05:24 UTCVendor advisory
  58. 2026-08-14 05:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  60. 2026-08-13 17:30 UTCVendor advisory
  61. 2026-08-13 17:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  62. 2026-08-13 16:20 UTCEG score recompute
  63. 2026-08-13 16:20 UTCVendor advisory
  64. 2026-08-13 16:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  66. 2026-08-13 12:53 UTCVendor advisory
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  70. 2026-08-12 18:13 UTCVendor advisory
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  72. 2026-08-12 15:16 UTCEG score recompute
  73. 2026-08-12 15:16 UTCVendor advisory
  74. 2026-08-12 15:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-08-12 14:24 UTCEG score recompute

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-62832?
CVE-2026-62832 is a high vulnerability published on August 11, 2026. Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows User Profile Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
When was CVE-2026-62832 disclosed?
CVE-2026-62832 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-2026-62832 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-62832 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 17.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-62832?
CVE-2026-62832 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 7.8 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-62832?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-62832, 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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