CVE-2026-50469

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-07-14. the CNA's CVSS baseline 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:microsoft, epss, ghsa
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Projected File System allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EG Risk
35(Track)
EG Risk 35/100SSVC: 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
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
31%
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-2026-50469

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-50469(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 12× in last 7d / 99× 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 296 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. 2026-09-14 11:42 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-09-14 11:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-13 23:21 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-13 23:21 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-09-13 23:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-13 16:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-09-13 07:47 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-09-13 07:47 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-09-13 07:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-12 13:49 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-09-12 13:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-12 01:28 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-09-12 01:28 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-09-12 01:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-09-10 09:35 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-09-09 22:48 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-09 22:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-08 22:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-08 21:55 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-09-08 21:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-08 01:30 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-08 01:30 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-09-08 01:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-07 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-09-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-09-06 13:41 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-09-06 13:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-05 21:12 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-09-05 21:12 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-09-05 21:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-04 22:59 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-09-04 22:59 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-09-04 22:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-04 05:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-09-02 19:48 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-02 19:48 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-09-02 19:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-02 14:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-09-01 13:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-09-01 04:40 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-08-31 16:04 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-08-31 16:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-08-31 05:30 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-08-31 05:30 UTCVendor advisory
  28. 2026-08-31 05:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-08-30 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  30. 2026-08-30 17:09 UTCVendor advisory
  31. 2026-08-30 17:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-08-30 04:49 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-08-30 04:49 UTCVendor advisory
  34. 2026-08-30 04:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  36. 2026-08-28 23:09 UTCEG score recompute
  37. 2026-08-28 23:09 UTCVendor advisory
  38. 2026-08-28 23:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-08-28 21:41 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-08-27 21:31 UTCEG score recompute
  41. 2026-08-27 21:31 UTCVendor advisory
  42. 2026-08-27 21:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-08-27 02:08 UTCEG score recompute
  45. 2026-08-27 02:08 UTCVendor advisory
  46. 2026-08-27 02:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-08-26 14:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  48. 2026-08-26 13:48 UTCVendor advisory
  49. 2026-08-26 13:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-08-26 01:27 UTCEG score recompute
  51. 2026-08-26 01:27 UTCVendor advisory
  52. 2026-08-26 01:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-08-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  54. 2026-08-25 09:34 UTCVendor advisory
  55. 2026-08-25 09:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-08-24 21:12 UTCVendor advisory
  57. 2026-08-24 21:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-08-24 20:31 UTCEG score recompute
  59. 2026-08-24 20:31 UTCVendor advisory
  60. 2026-08-24 20:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-08-24 08:06 UTCVendor advisory
  62. 2026-08-24 08:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-08-23 19:26 UTCVendor advisory
  64. 2026-08-23 19:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-08-23 07:05 UTCEG score recompute
  66. 2026-08-23 07:05 UTCVendor advisory
  67. 2026-08-23 07:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  68. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  69. 2026-08-22 18:44 UTCVendor advisory
  70. 2026-08-22 18:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-08-22 06:24 UTCEG score recompute
  72. 2026-08-22 06:24 UTCVendor advisory
  73. 2026-08-22 06:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  75. 2026-08-21 18:03 UTCGHSA enrichment

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-50469?
CVE-2026-50469 is a high vulnerability published on July 14, 2026. Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Projected File System allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
When was CVE-2026-50469 disclosed?
CVE-2026-50469 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-2026-50469 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-50469 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 69.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-50469?
CVE-2026-50469 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 7.8 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-50469?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-50469, 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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