CVE-2026-72947

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.46.4
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 6.4 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-09-08. the CNA's CVSS baseline 6.4; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:microsoft, epss, ghsa
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
6.4EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.4Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

Integer underflow (wrap or wraparound) in Windows File History Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

CVSS v3
6.4
EG Score
6.4(high)
EG Risk
29(Track)
EG Risk 29/100SSVC: 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
Severity64% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
18%
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-2026-72947

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-72947(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 32× in last 7d / 60× 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. 2026-09-18 21:06 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-18 21:06 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-09-18 21:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-18 14:13 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-09-18 14:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-17 23:07 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-09-17 23:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-17 19:55 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-09-17 19:55 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-09-17 19:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-16 22:12 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-09-16 22:12 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-09-16 22:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-09-15 22:47 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-09-15 22:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-15 17:59 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-09-15 17:59 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-09-15 17:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-09-14 22:57 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-09-14 22:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-14 17:49 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-09-14 17:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-13 23:55 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-13 23:55 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-09-13 23:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-12 23:27 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-12 23:27 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-09-12 23:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-12 15:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-09-11 22:59 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-09-11 22:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-11 20:07 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-09-11 20:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-11 17:03 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-11 17:03 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-09-11 17:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-09-10 23:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-10 22:49 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-10 22:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-10 09:35 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-09-09 22:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-09 20:10 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-09-09 20:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-08 23:47 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-08 23:47 UTCVendor advisory
  26. 2026-09-08 23:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-09-08 20:42 UTCEG score recompute
  28. 2026-09-08 20:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-09-08 19:32 UTCEG score recompute
  30. 2026-09-08 19:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-09-08 18:58 UTCEG score recompute
  32. 2026-09-08 18:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-09-08 17:55 UTCEG score recompute
  34. 2026-09-08 17:55 UTCVendor advisory
  35. 2026-09-08 17:25 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-72947?
CVE-2026-72947 is a medium vulnerability published on September 8, 2026. Integer underflow (wrap or wraparound) in Windows File History Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
When was CVE-2026-72947 disclosed?
CVE-2026-72947 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-2026-72947 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-72947 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 81.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-72947?
CVE-2026-72947 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 6.4 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-72947?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-72947, 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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