CVE-2026-62908

HIGHPre-NVD 7.07.0—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.0 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-11. the CNA's CVSS baseline 7.0; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:microsoft, epss, ghsa
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
7.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.0Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Backup Engine allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

CVSS v3
7.0
EG Score
7.0(high)
EG Risk
32(Track)
EG Risk 32/100SSVC: 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
Severity70% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
5%
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-2026-62908

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-62908(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 85× in last 7d / 130× 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.

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  1. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-20 22:01 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-08-20 22:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-20 16:43 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-08-20 16:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-20 15:03 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-08-20 15:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-20 14:13 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-08-20 14:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-20 08:17 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-08-20 08:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-19 21:15 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-08-19 21:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-19 17:47 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-19 17:47 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-08-19 17:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-08-19 16:51 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-08-19 16:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-19 15:15 UTCVendor advisory
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  22. 2026-08-19 14:31 UTCVendor advisory
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  24. 2026-08-19 09:46 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-08-19 09:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-18 22:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-18 22:13 UTCVendor advisory
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  4. 2026-08-18 17:28 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-08-18 17:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-18 13:56 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-18 13:56 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-08-18 13:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-08-18 04:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-17 17:49 UTCVendor advisory
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  19. 2026-08-16 19:22 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-16 19:22 UTCVendor advisory
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  26. 2026-08-16 17:35 UTCVendor advisory
  27. 2026-08-16 17:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-08-16 16:38 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-08-16 16:38 UTCVendor advisory
  30. 2026-08-16 16:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-08-16 07:09 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-08-16 07:09 UTCVendor advisory
  34. 2026-08-16 07:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-08-15 20:07 UTCVendor advisory
  36. 2026-08-15 20:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-08-15 09:05 UTCEG score recompute
  38. 2026-08-15 09:05 UTCVendor advisory
  39. 2026-08-15 09:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  41. 2026-08-14 22:02 UTCVendor advisory
  42. 2026-08-14 22:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-08-14 21:18 UTCVendor advisory
  44. 2026-08-14 21:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-08-14 20:27 UTCVendor advisory
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  51. 2026-08-14 17:09 UTCVendor advisory
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  53. 2026-08-14 16:28 UTCEG score recompute
  54. 2026-08-14 16:28 UTCVendor advisory
  55. 2026-08-14 16:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-08-14 15:50 UTCEG score recompute
  57. 2026-08-14 15:50 UTCVendor advisory
  58. 2026-08-14 15:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-08-14 15:40 UTCVendor advisory
  60. 2026-08-14 15:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-08-14 04:38 UTCEG score recompute
  62. 2026-08-14 04:38 UTCVendor advisory
  63. 2026-08-14 04:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  65. 2026-08-13 17:35 UTCVendor advisory
  66. 2026-08-13 17:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  71. 2026-08-12 18:15 UTCVendor advisory
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  73. 2026-08-12 15:21 UTCEG score recompute
  74. 2026-08-12 15:21 UTCVendor advisory
  75. 2026-08-12 15:21 UTCGHSA enrichment

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-62908?
CVE-2026-62908 is a high vulnerability published on August 11, 2026. Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Backup Engine allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
When was CVE-2026-62908 disclosed?
CVE-2026-62908 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-2026-62908 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-62908 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 95.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-62908?
CVE-2026-62908 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 7.0 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-62908?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-62908, 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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