CVE-2026-65799

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.2%, top 84% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory enrichment pending alignment with NVD CVSS.

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 5 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: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

Integer overflow or wraparound in Windows DNS allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EG Risk
35(Track)
EG Risk 35/100SSVC: 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%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
16%
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-2026-65799

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-65799(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 86× 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.

Showing the most recent 100 of 130 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-08-20 22:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-20 22:18 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-08-20 22:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-20 21:58 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-08-20 21:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-20 16:39 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-08-20 16:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-20 14:58 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-08-20 14:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-20 14:09 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-08-20 14:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-20 10:32 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-08-20 10:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-19 21:29 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-08-19 21:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-19 21:08 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-08-19 21:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-19 17:30 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-19 17:30 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-08-19 17:30 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 15:23 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-08-19 15:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-19 15:11 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-08-19 15:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-19 14:27 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-08-19 14:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-19 11:45 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-08-19 11:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-18 22:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-18 22:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-18 17:40 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-18 17:40 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-08-18 17:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-18 13:28 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-08-18 13:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-18 07:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-17 18:47 UTCEG score recompute▲ 1.10
  17. 2026-08-17 18:47 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-08-17 18:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-17 18:46 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 7.8 · severity → HIGH
  20. 2026-08-17 18:03 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-08-17 18:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-17 16:12 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-17 16:12 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-08-17 16:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-08-16 19:20 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-08-16 19:20 UTCVendor advisory
  28. 2026-08-16 19:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-08-16 19:03 UTCVendor advisory
  30. 2026-08-16 19:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-08-16 18:38 UTCVendor advisory
  32. 2026-08-16 18:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-08-16 17:28 UTCVendor advisory
  34. 2026-08-16 17:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-08-16 16:35 UTCEG score recompute
  36. 2026-08-16 16:35 UTCVendor advisory
  37. 2026-08-16 16:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-08-15 20:06 UTCEG score recompute
  40. 2026-08-15 20:06 UTCVendor advisory
  41. 2026-08-15 20:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  43. 2026-08-14 21:59 UTCVendor advisory
  44. 2026-08-14 21:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-08-14 21:15 UTCVendor advisory
  46. 2026-08-14 21:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-08-14 20:34 UTCVendor advisory
  48. 2026-08-14 20:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-08-14 18:55 UTCVendor advisory
  50. 2026-08-14 18:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-08-14 18:34 UTCVendor advisory
  52. 2026-08-14 18:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-08-14 17:31 UTCVendor advisory
  54. 2026-08-14 17:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-08-14 16:45 UTCVendor advisory
  56. 2026-08-14 16:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-08-14 16:25 UTCVendor advisory
  58. 2026-08-14 16:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-08-14 15:55 UTCEG score recompute
  60. 2026-08-14 15:55 UTCVendor advisory
  61. 2026-08-14 15:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  62. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  63. 2026-08-13 17:48 UTCVendor advisory
  64. 2026-08-13 17:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-08-13 17:28 UTCVendor advisory
  66. 2026-08-13 17:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-08-13 16:18 UTCVendor advisory
  68. 2026-08-13 16:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  69. 2026-08-12 18:12 UTCVendor advisory
  70. 2026-08-12 18:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-08-12 15:14 UTCEG score recompute
  72. 2026-08-12 15:14 UTCVendor advisory
  73. 2026-08-12 15:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-08-12 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  75. 2026-08-12 05:30 UTCEG score recompute

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-65799?
CVE-2026-65799 is a high vulnerability published on August 11, 2026. Integer overflow or wraparound in Windows DNS allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
When was CVE-2026-65799 disclosed?
CVE-2026-65799 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-2026-65799 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-65799 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 84.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-65799?
CVE-2026-65799 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-65799?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-65799, 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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