CVE-2026-44806

HIGHNVD 7.57.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 1.2%, top 34% 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 — 4 sources updated this week
7.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

Missing release of memory after effective lifetime in Windows Cryptographic Services allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(medium)
EG Risk
49(Track)
EG Risk 49/100SSVC: 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
Severity75% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
66%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 14, 2026

Last Modified

September 17, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 16, 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-2026-44806

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-44806(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 8× in last 7d / 96× 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 290 total refreshes for this CVE.

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

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-44806?
CVE-2026-44806 is a high vulnerability published on July 14, 2026. Missing release of memory after effective lifetime in Windows Cryptographic Services allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
When was CVE-2026-44806 disclosed?
CVE-2026-44806 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-2026-44806 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-44806 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 33.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-44806?
CVE-2026-44806 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-44806?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-44806, 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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