CVE-2026-42990

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-07-14. the CNA's CVSS baseline 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:microsoft, epss, ghsa
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

Heap-based buffer overflow in SQL Server ODBC driver allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
59(Track)
EG Risk 59/100SSVC: 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
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
61%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 14, 2026

Last Modified

September 17, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 17, 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-2026-42990

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-42990(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 16× in last 7d / 158× 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 568 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-20 20:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-09-18 10:03 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-09-18 10:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-18 04:53 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-09-18 04:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-17 22:31 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-09-17 22:31 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-09-17 22:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-17 19:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-09-14 11:36 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-09-14 11:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-14 07:27 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-09-14 07:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-14 03:27 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-09-14 03:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-13 23:26 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-09-13 23:26 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-09-13 23:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-13 16:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-09-13 16:28 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-09-13 16:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-13 11:55 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-09-13 11:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-13 07:53 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-13 07:53 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-09-13 07:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-12 15:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-09-12 13:18 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-09-12 13:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-12 07:27 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-09-12 07:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-12 01:44 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-12 01:44 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-09-12 01:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-09-11 09:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-09-10 09:34 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-09-09 22:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-08 22:52 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-09-08 22:52 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-09-08 22:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-08 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-09-08 01:44 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-09-08 01:44 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-09-08 01:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-07 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-09-06 17:49 UTCEG score recompute
  26. 2026-09-06 17:49 UTCVendor advisory
  27. 2026-09-06 17:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-09-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-09-06 13:46 UTCVendor advisory
  30. 2026-09-06 13:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-09-06 01:33 UTCVendor advisory
  32. 2026-09-06 01:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-09-05 21:17 UTCEG score recompute
  34. 2026-09-05 21:17 UTCVendor advisory
  35. 2026-09-05 21:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-09-04 23:24 UTCEG score recompute
  37. 2026-09-04 23:24 UTCVendor advisory
  38. 2026-09-04 23:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-09-04 05:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-09-02 19:57 UTCEG score recompute
  41. 2026-09-02 19:57 UTCVendor advisory
  42. 2026-09-02 19:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-09-02 14:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-09-01 13:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-08-31 16:15 UTCVendor advisory
  46. 2026-08-31 16:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-08-31 05:37 UTCVendor advisory
  48. 2026-08-31 05:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-08-31 00:19 UTCVendor advisory
  50. 2026-08-31 00:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-08-30 20:18 UTCEG score recompute
  52. 2026-08-30 20:18 UTCVendor advisory
  53. 2026-08-30 20:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-08-30 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  55. 2026-08-30 16:17 UTCVendor advisory
  56. 2026-08-30 16:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-08-30 10:58 UTCVendor advisory
  58. 2026-08-30 10:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-08-30 05:17 UTCEG score recompute
  60. 2026-08-30 05:17 UTCVendor advisory
  61. 2026-08-30 05:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  62. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  63. 2026-08-28 23:39 UTCEG score recompute
  64. 2026-08-28 23:39 UTCVendor advisory
  65. 2026-08-28 23:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-08-28 21:41 UTCEPSS rescore
  67. 2026-08-28 01:59 UTCVendor advisory
  68. 2026-08-28 01:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  69. 2026-08-27 21:33 UTCEG score recompute
  70. 2026-08-27 21:33 UTCVendor advisory
  71. 2026-08-27 21:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  72. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  73. 2026-08-27 13:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-08-27 03:44 UTCVendor advisory
  75. 2026-08-27 03:44 UTCGHSA enrichment

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-42990?
CVE-2026-42990 is a critical vulnerability published on July 14, 2026. Heap-based buffer overflow in SQL Server ODBC driver allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
When was CVE-2026-42990 disclosed?
CVE-2026-42990 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 14, 2026, with the most recent update on September 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-42990 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-42990 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 39.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-42990?
CVE-2026-42990 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 9.8 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-42990?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-42990, 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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