CVE-2026-69414

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-15. the CNA's CVSS baseline 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:microsoft, epss, ghsa
Trending — 5 sources updated this weekElevated
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: Elevated riskExposed: 0

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

Microsoft is aware of an elevation of privilege in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine in Microsoft Defender publicly referred to as "ShieldBreak ". We are working to provide a high quality security update that addresses this vulnerability. We will provide information in this CVE when the update is available.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(high)
EG Risk
51(Track*)
EG Risk 51/100SSVC: 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%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
14%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 14, 2026

Last Modified

August 20, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 14, 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-2026-69414

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-69414(1)

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.

All Vendor Advisories

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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 90× in last 7d / 90× 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. 2026-08-20 22:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-20 22:08 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-08-20 22:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-20 21:57 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-08-20 21:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-20 16:38 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-08-20 16:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-20 14:57 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-08-20 14:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-20 14:08 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-20 14:08 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-08-20 14:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-20 04:21 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-20 04:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-20 04:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-19 21:28 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-08-19 21:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-19 21:05 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-08-19 21:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-19 17:28 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-08-19 17:28 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-08-19 17:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-08-19 16:46 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-08-19 16:46 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-08-19 16:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-19 16:26 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-19 16:26 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-08-19 16:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-19 15:22 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-08-19 15:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-19 15:09 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-08-19 15:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-19 14:27 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-08-19 14:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-19 10:12 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-08-19 10:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-18 22:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-18 22:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-18 17:26 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-18 17:26 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-08-18 17:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-18 14:52 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-18 14:52 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-08-18 14:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-18 13:27 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-18 13:27 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-08-18 13:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-08-18 04:22 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-08-18 04:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-08-18 04:07 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-08-18 04:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-08-17 18:00 UTCVendor advisory
  31. 2026-08-17 18:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-08-17 16:11 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-08-17 16:11 UTCVendor advisory
  34. 2026-08-17 16:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  36. 2026-08-17 13:44 UTCEG score recompute
  37. 2026-08-17 13:44 UTCVendor advisory
  38. 2026-08-17 13:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-08-17 06:32 UTCVendor advisory
  40. 2026-08-17 06:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-08-16 18:52 UTCVendor advisory
  42. 2026-08-16 18:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-08-16 18:37 UTCVendor advisory
  44. 2026-08-16 18:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-08-16 17:27 UTCVendor advisory
  46. 2026-08-16 17:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-08-16 16:34 UTCEG score recompute
  48. 2026-08-16 16:34 UTCVendor advisory
  49. 2026-08-16 16:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  51. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  52. 2026-08-16 08:48 UTCEG score recompute
  53. 2026-08-16 08:48 UTCVendor advisory
  54. 2026-08-16 08:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-08-16 02:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  56. 2026-08-15 21:18 UTCVendor advisory
  57. 2026-08-15 21:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-08-15 09:48 UTCEG score recompute
  59. 2026-08-15 09:48 UTCVendor advisory
  60. 2026-08-15 09:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-08-14 22:18 UTCEG score recompute
  62. 2026-08-14 22:18 UTCVendor advisory
  63. 2026-08-14 21:59 UTCEG score recompute
  64. 2026-08-14 21:59 UTCVendor advisory
  65. 2026-08-14 21:58 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-69414?
CVE-2026-69414 is a high vulnerability published on August 14, 2026. Microsoft is aware of an elevation of privilege in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine in Microsoft Defender publicly referred to as "ShieldBreak ". We are working to provide a high quality security update that addresses this vulnerability. We will provide information in this CVE when…
When was CVE-2026-69414 disclosed?
CVE-2026-69414 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 14, 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-2026-69414 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-69414 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 86.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-69414?
CVE-2026-69414 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 7.8 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-69414?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-69414, 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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