CVE-2026-50369

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-07-14. the CNA's CVSS baseline 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:microsoft, epss, ghsa
Trending — 4 sources updated this weekElevated
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: Elevated riskExposed: 0

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

Use after free in Windows Remote Desktop Services allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(medium)
EG Risk
56(Track)
EG Risk 56/100SSVC: 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%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
52%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 14, 2026

Last Modified

September 17, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 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-2026-50369

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-50369(2)

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.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 92× 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 289 total refreshes for this CVE.

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

Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-50369?
CVE-2026-50369 is a high vulnerability published on July 14, 2026. Use after free in Windows Remote Desktop Services allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
When was CVE-2026-50369 disclosed?
CVE-2026-50369 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-2026-50369 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-50369 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 48.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-50369?
CVE-2026-50369 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 8.8 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-50369?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-50369, 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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