CVE-2026-65668

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-07. the CNA's CVSS baseline 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:microsoft, epss, ghsa
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

Improper access control in Microsoft Purview eDiscovery allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(high)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: 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
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
35%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 6, 2026

Last Modified

August 20, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 7, 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-2026-65668

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-65668(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 74× in last 7d / 146× 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 146 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-08-20 16:46 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-08-20 16:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 15:07 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-08-20 15:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-20 14:15 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-08-20 14:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-20 09:23 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-08-20 09:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-19 21:21 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-08-19 21:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-19 17:50 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-19 17:50 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-08-19 17:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-08-19 16:56 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-08-19 16:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-19 15:19 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-08-19 15:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-19 14:34 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-08-19 14:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-19 10:48 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-08-19 10:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-18 22:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-18 22:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-18 17:33 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-08-18 17:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-18 14:54 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-18 14:54 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-08-18 14:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-18 05:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-17 17:57 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-08-17 17:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-17 16:28 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-17 16:28 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-08-17 16:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-17 07:00 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-08-17 07:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-16 18:58 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-08-16 18:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-16 18:22 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-08-16 18:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-16 16:40 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-16 16:40 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-08-16 16:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-16 10:10 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-16 10:10 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-08-16 10:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-08-15 22:09 UTCVendor advisory
  27. 2026-08-15 22:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-08-15 10:07 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-08-15 10:07 UTCVendor advisory
  30. 2026-08-15 10:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-08-14 22:04 UTCVendor advisory
  33. 2026-08-14 22:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-08-14 21:20 UTCVendor advisory
  35. 2026-08-14 21:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-08-14 20:29 UTCVendor advisory
  37. 2026-08-14 20:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-08-14 18:56 UTCVendor advisory
  39. 2026-08-14 18:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-08-14 17:36 UTCVendor advisory
  41. 2026-08-14 17:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-08-14 16:49 UTCVendor advisory
  43. 2026-08-14 16:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-08-14 16:30 UTCVendor advisory
  45. 2026-08-14 16:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-08-14 05:53 UTCEG score recompute
  47. 2026-08-14 05:53 UTCVendor advisory
  48. 2026-08-14 05:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  50. 2026-08-13 17:51 UTCVendor advisory
  51. 2026-08-13 17:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-08-13 17:03 UTCVendor advisory
  53. 2026-08-13 17:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-08-13 16:36 UTCVendor advisory
  55. 2026-08-13 16:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-08-13 06:19 UTCVendor advisory
  57. 2026-08-13 06:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-08-12 18:17 UTCVendor advisory
  59. 2026-08-12 18:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-08-12 14:49 UTCEG score recompute
  61. 2026-08-12 14:49 UTCVendor advisory
  62. 2026-08-12 14:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-08-12 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  64. 2026-08-12 12:24 UTCVendor advisory
  65. 2026-08-12 12:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-08-12 00:22 UTCVendor advisory
  67. 2026-08-12 00:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  68. 2026-08-11 22:46 UTCVendor advisory
  69. 2026-08-11 22:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  70. 2026-08-11 21:47 UTCVendor advisory
  71. 2026-08-11 21:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  72. 2026-08-11 19:36 UTCVendor advisory
  73. 2026-08-11 19:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-08-11 19:05 UTCVendor advisory
  75. 2026-08-11 19:05 UTCGHSA enrichment

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-65668?
CVE-2026-65668 is a high vulnerability published on August 6, 2026. Improper access control in Microsoft Purview eDiscovery allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
When was CVE-2026-65668 disclosed?
CVE-2026-65668 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 6, 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-2026-65668 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-65668 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 65.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-65668?
CVE-2026-65668 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 8.8 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-65668?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-65668, 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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