CVE-2026-69289

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-09-08. 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: 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.

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Setup Files Cleanup allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(high)
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
29%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 8, 2026

Last Modified

September 18, 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-2026-69289

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-69289(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 50× in last 7d / 95× 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.

  1. 2026-09-20 20:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-20 16:48 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-09-20 16:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-20 05:49 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-09-20 05:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-19 18:54 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-19 18:54 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-09-19 18:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-19 07:59 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-09-19 07:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-18 21:04 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-09-18 21:04 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-09-18 21:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-09-18 14:11 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-09-18 14:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-18 10:38 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-09-18 10:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-17 23:42 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-09-17 23:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-17 20:11 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-09-17 20:11 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-09-17 20:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-17 08:58 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-09-17 08:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-16 22:03 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-09-16 22:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-16 21:16 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-09-16 21:16 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-09-16 21:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-16 10:01 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-09-16 10:01 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-09-16 10:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-09-15 23:05 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-09-15 23:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-15 17:56 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-09-15 17:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-15 10:11 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-09-15 10:11 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-09-15 10:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-14 23:15 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-09-14 23:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-14 17:47 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-09-14 17:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-14 16:27 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-09-14 16:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-14 05:32 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-09-14 05:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-09-13 18:37 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-09-13 18:37 UTCVendor advisory
  28. 2026-09-13 18:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-09-13 07:41 UTCVendor advisory
  30. 2026-09-13 07:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-09-12 20:47 UTCEG score recompute
  32. 2026-09-12 20:47 UTCVendor advisory
  33. 2026-09-12 20:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-09-12 09:52 UTCVendor advisory
  35. 2026-09-12 09:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-09-11 22:56 UTCVendor advisory
  37. 2026-09-11 22:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-09-11 20:05 UTCVendor advisory
  39. 2026-09-11 20:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-09-11 17:01 UTCEG score recompute
  41. 2026-09-11 17:01 UTCVendor advisory
  42. 2026-09-11 17:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-09-11 10:36 UTCEG score recompute
  45. 2026-09-11 10:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-09-11 09:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  47. 2026-09-10 23:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-09-10 20:01 UTCEG score recompute
  49. 2026-09-10 20:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-09-10 09:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-09-09 22:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-09-09 20:06 UTCVendor advisory
  53. 2026-09-09 20:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-09-09 10:18 UTCVendor advisory
  55. 2026-09-09 10:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-09-09 04:34 UTCVendor advisory
  57. 2026-09-09 04:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-09-09 04:07 UTCEG score recompute
  59. 2026-09-09 04:07 UTCVendor advisory
  60. 2026-09-09 04:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-09-09 00:06 UTCEG score recompute
  62. 2026-09-09 00:06 UTCVendor advisory
  63. 2026-09-09 00:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-09-08 19:42 UTCEG score recompute
  65. 2026-09-08 19:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-09-08 18:55 UTCEG score recompute
  67. 2026-09-08 18:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  68. 2026-09-08 17:53 UTCEG score recompute
  69. 2026-09-08 17:53 UTCVendor advisory
  70. 2026-09-08 17:25 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-69289?
CVE-2026-69289 is a high vulnerability published on September 8, 2026. Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Setup Files Cleanup allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
When was CVE-2026-69289 disclosed?
CVE-2026-69289 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 8, 2026, with the most recent update on September 18, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-69289 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-69289 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 70.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-69289?
CVE-2026-69289 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 7.8 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-69289?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-69289, 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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