CVE-2026-65791

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-08-11. the CNA's CVSS baseline 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:microsoft, epss, ghsa
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows iSCSI Target Service allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
59(Track)
EG Risk 59/100SSVC: 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
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
47%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 11, 2026

Last Modified

September 16, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 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-2026-65791

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-65791(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 78× in last 7d / 358× 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 570 total refreshes for this CVE.

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

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-65791?
CVE-2026-65791 is a critical vulnerability published on August 11, 2026. Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows iSCSI Target Service allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
When was CVE-2026-65791 disclosed?
CVE-2026-65791 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 11, 2026, with the most recent update on September 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-65791 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-65791 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 52.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-65791?
CVE-2026-65791 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 9.8 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-65791?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-65791, 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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