CVE-2026-57968

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.

Buffer over-read in Windows Subsystem for Linux 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
27%
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-2026-57968

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-57968(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 15× in last 7d / 103× 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 293 total refreshes for this CVE.

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

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-57968?
CVE-2026-57968 is a high vulnerability published on July 14, 2026. Buffer over-read in Windows Subsystem for Linux allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
When was CVE-2026-57968 disclosed?
CVE-2026-57968 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-2026-57968 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-57968 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 73.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-57968?
CVE-2026-57968 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 7.8 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-57968?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-57968, 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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