CVE-2026-69762

HIGHNVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.8%, top 46% 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
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

Stack-based buffer overflow in Windows Win32K allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(medium)
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%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
54%
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-2026-69762

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-69762(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 / 126× 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 126 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-25 10:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-24 22:34 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-09-24 22:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-24 21:07 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-09-24 21:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-24 17:51 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-24 17:51 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-09-24 17:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-24 10:40 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-09-24 10:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-23 22:47 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-09-23 22:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-23 18:59 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-23 18:59 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-09-23 18:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-23 17:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-09-23 08:02 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-09-23 08:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-22 20:16 UTCEG score recompute▲ 0.80
  20. 2026-09-22 20:16 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-09-22 20:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-22 20:11 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 8.8
  23. 2026-09-22 16:34 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-09-22 16:34 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-09-22 16:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-22 04:39 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-22 04:39 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-09-22 04:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-21 21:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-21 16:53 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-09-21 16:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-21 08:01 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-09-21 08:01 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-09-21 08:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-20 20:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-09-20 20:15 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-09-20 20:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-20 08:29 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-09-20 08:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-19 20:42 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-09-19 20:42 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-09-19 20:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-19 08:56 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-09-19 08:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-18 21:09 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-09-18 21:09 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-09-18 21:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-09-18 13:53 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-09-18 13:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-09-18 10:58 UTCVendor advisory
  27. 2026-09-18 10:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-09-17 23:11 UTCVendor advisory
  29. 2026-09-17 23:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-09-17 19:58 UTCEG score recompute
  31. 2026-09-17 19:58 UTCVendor advisory
  32. 2026-09-17 19:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-09-17 10:03 UTCVendor advisory
  34. 2026-09-17 10:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-09-16 22:16 UTCEG score recompute
  36. 2026-09-16 22:16 UTCVendor advisory
  37. 2026-09-16 22:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-09-16 10:58 UTCEG score recompute
  40. 2026-09-16 10:58 UTCVendor advisory
  41. 2026-09-16 10:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  43. 2026-09-15 23:11 UTCVendor advisory
  44. 2026-09-15 23:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-09-15 18:08 UTCVendor advisory
  46. 2026-09-15 18:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-09-15 11:07 UTCEG score recompute
  48. 2026-09-15 11:07 UTCVendor advisory
  49. 2026-09-15 11:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-09-14 23:21 UTCVendor advisory
  51. 2026-09-14 23:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-09-14 17:24 UTCVendor advisory
  53. 2026-09-14 17:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-09-14 10:08 UTCVendor advisory
  55. 2026-09-14 10:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-09-13 22:22 UTCEG score recompute
  57. 2026-09-13 22:22 UTCVendor advisory
  58. 2026-09-13 22:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-09-13 10:36 UTCVendor advisory
  60. 2026-09-13 10:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-09-12 22:50 UTCEG score recompute
  62. 2026-09-12 22:50 UTCVendor advisory
  63. 2026-09-12 22:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-09-12 11:04 UTCVendor advisory
  65. 2026-09-12 11:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-09-11 23:06 UTCVendor advisory
  67. 2026-09-11 23:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  68. 2026-09-11 19:46 UTCVendor advisory
  69. 2026-09-11 19:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  70. 2026-09-11 17:08 UTCEG score recompute
  71. 2026-09-11 17:08 UTCVendor advisory
  72. 2026-09-11 17:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  74. 2026-09-11 11:42 UTCEG score recompute
  75. 2026-09-11 11:42 UTCGHSA enrichment

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-69762?
CVE-2026-69762 is a high vulnerability published on September 8, 2026. Stack-based buffer overflow in Windows Win32K allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
When was CVE-2026-69762 disclosed?
CVE-2026-69762 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-2026-69762 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-69762 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 46.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-69762?
CVE-2026-69762 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-69762?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-69762, 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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