CVE-2026-69274

HIGHPre-NVD 7.17.1—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-09-08. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
7.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 7.1Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

Use after free in Windows Win32K allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

CVSS v3
7.1
EG Score
7.1(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
Severity71% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
45%
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-2026-69274

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-69274(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 53× in last 7d / 123× 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 123 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-24 23:43 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-24 23:43 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-09-24 23:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-24 22:52 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-09-24 22:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-24 20:38 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-09-24 20:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-24 17:23 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-09-24 17:23 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-09-24 17:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-24 13:51 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-09-24 13:51 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-09-24 13:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-24 11:46 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-09-24 11:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-23 22:42 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-09-23 22:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-23 18:48 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-23 18:48 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-09-23 18:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-23 17:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-09-23 07:56 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-09-23 07:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-22 18:52 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-22 18:52 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-09-22 18:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-22 05:48 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-22 05:48 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-09-22 05:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-21 21:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-09-21 16:43 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-09-21 16:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-21 15:04 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-09-21 15:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-21 01:34 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-21 01:34 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-09-21 01:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-20 20:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-09-20 12:29 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-09-20 12:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-19 23:12 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-09-19 23:12 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-09-19 23:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-19 10:08 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-09-19 10:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-18 21:04 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-09-18 21:04 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-09-18 21:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-09-18 14:11 UTCVendor advisory
  26. 2026-09-18 14:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-09-18 12:10 UTCVendor advisory
  28. 2026-09-18 12:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-09-17 23:06 UTCVendor advisory
  30. 2026-09-17 23:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-09-17 20:11 UTCEG score recompute
  32. 2026-09-17 20:11 UTCVendor advisory
  33. 2026-09-17 20:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-09-17 11:08 UTCVendor advisory
  35. 2026-09-17 11:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-09-16 22:04 UTCEG score recompute
  37. 2026-09-16 22:04 UTCVendor advisory
  38. 2026-09-16 22:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-09-16 12:11 UTCEG score recompute
  41. 2026-09-16 12:11 UTCVendor advisory
  42. 2026-09-16 12:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-09-15 23:06 UTCVendor advisory
  45. 2026-09-15 23:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-09-15 17:56 UTCVendor advisory
  47. 2026-09-15 17:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-09-15 12:21 UTCEG score recompute
  49. 2026-09-15 12:21 UTCVendor advisory
  50. 2026-09-15 12:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-09-14 23:16 UTCVendor advisory
  52. 2026-09-14 23:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-09-14 17:48 UTCVendor advisory
  54. 2026-09-14 17:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-09-14 16:19 UTCVendor advisory
  56. 2026-09-14 16:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-09-14 03:14 UTCEG score recompute
  58. 2026-09-14 03:14 UTCVendor advisory
  59. 2026-09-14 03:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-09-13 14:10 UTCVendor advisory
  61. 2026-09-13 14:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  62. 2026-09-13 01:06 UTCEG score recompute
  63. 2026-09-13 01:06 UTCVendor advisory
  64. 2026-09-13 01:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-09-12 12:01 UTCVendor advisory
  66. 2026-09-12 12:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-09-11 22:57 UTCVendor advisory
  68. 2026-09-11 22:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  69. 2026-09-11 20:05 UTCVendor advisory
  70. 2026-09-11 20:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-09-11 17:02 UTCEG score recompute
  72. 2026-09-11 17:02 UTCVendor advisory
  73. 2026-09-11 17:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  75. 2026-09-11 12:41 UTCEG score recompute

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-69274?
CVE-2026-69274 is a high vulnerability published on September 8, 2026. Use after free in Windows Win32K allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
When was CVE-2026-69274 disclosed?
CVE-2026-69274 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-2026-69274 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-69274 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 55.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-69274?
CVE-2026-69274 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-69274?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-69274, 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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