CVE-2026-50491

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 80% 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
7.8EG
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.

Out-of-bounds read in Code Integrity DLL (ci.dll) 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
21%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 14, 2026

Last Modified

September 17, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 15, 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-2026-50491

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-50491(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 17× in last 7d / 108× 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 313 total refreshes for this CVE.

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

Related CVEs(same vendor + same CWE)

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-50491?
CVE-2026-50491 is a high vulnerability published on July 14, 2026. Out-of-bounds read in Code Integrity DLL (ci.dll) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
When was CVE-2026-50491 disclosed?
CVE-2026-50491 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-2026-50491 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-50491 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 79.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-50491?
CVE-2026-50491 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-50491?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-50491, 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.

Dependency Blast Radius

Explore the affected products and dependency analysis for CVE-2026-50491

Explore →

Is Your Infrastructure Affected by CVE-2026-50491?

EchelonGraph automatically scans your cloud infrastructure and maps CVE exposure using blast radius analysis.

Start Free Scan →Browse All CVEs