CVE-2026-69441

HIGHPre-NVD 7.07.0—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.0 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-09-08. the CNA's CVSS baseline 7.0; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:microsoft, epss, ghsa
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
7.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.0Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Installer allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

CVSS v3
7.0
EG Score
7.0(high)
EG Risk
32(Track)
EG Risk 32/100SSVC: 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
Severity70% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
9%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 8, 2026

Last Modified

September 18, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 8, 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-2026-69441

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-69441(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 47× in last 7d / 97× 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.

  1. 2026-09-21 00:44 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-21 00:44 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-09-21 00:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-20 20:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-20 11:53 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-09-20 11:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-19 22:39 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-09-19 22:39 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-09-19 22:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-19 09:49 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-09-19 09:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-18 20:57 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-09-18 20:57 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-09-18 20:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-09-18 14:06 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-09-18 14:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-18 12:19 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-09-18 12:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-17 23:28 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-09-17 23:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-17 20:07 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-09-17 20:07 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-09-17 20:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-17 10:59 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-09-17 10:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-16 22:08 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-16 22:08 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-09-16 22:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-09-16 11:46 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-16 11:46 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-09-16 11:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-09-15 22:55 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-09-15 22:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-15 17:51 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-09-15 17:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-15 11:58 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-09-15 11:58 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-09-15 11:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-14 23:06 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-09-14 23:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-14 17:37 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-09-14 17:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-14 14:52 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-09-14 14:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-14 02:01 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-09-14 02:01 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-09-14 02:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-09-13 13:10 UTCVendor advisory
  27. 2026-09-13 13:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-09-13 00:19 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-09-13 00:19 UTCVendor advisory
  30. 2026-09-13 00:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-09-12 11:28 UTCVendor advisory
  32. 2026-09-12 11:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-09-11 22:36 UTCVendor advisory
  34. 2026-09-11 22:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-09-11 19:58 UTCVendor advisory
  36. 2026-09-11 19:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-09-11 16:59 UTCEG score recompute
  38. 2026-09-11 16:59 UTCVendor advisory
  39. 2026-09-11 16:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  41. 2026-09-11 12:17 UTCEG score recompute
  42. 2026-09-11 12:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-09-11 09:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-09-10 23:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-09-10 10:42 UTCEG score recompute
  46. 2026-09-10 10:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-09-09 21:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-09-09 20:01 UTCEG score recompute
  49. 2026-09-09 20:01 UTCVendor advisory
  50. 2026-09-09 20:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-09-09 10:26 UTCEG score recompute
  52. 2026-09-09 10:26 UTCVendor advisory
  53. 2026-09-09 10:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-09-09 10:02 UTCEG score recompute
  55. 2026-09-09 10:02 UTCVendor advisory
  56. 2026-09-09 10:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-09-09 05:28 UTCEG score recompute
  58. 2026-09-09 05:28 UTCVendor advisory
  59. 2026-09-09 05:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-09-09 04:30 UTCEG score recompute
  61. 2026-09-09 04:30 UTCVendor advisory
  62. 2026-09-09 04:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-09-08 23:55 UTCEG score recompute
  64. 2026-09-08 23:55 UTCVendor advisory
  65. 2026-09-08 23:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-09-08 19:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-09-08 18:40 UTCEG score recompute
  68. 2026-09-08 18:40 UTCVendor advisory
  69. 2026-09-08 18:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  70. 2026-09-08 17:44 UTCEG score recompute
  71. 2026-09-08 17:44 UTCVendor advisory
  72. 2026-09-08 17:25 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-69441?
CVE-2026-69441 is a high vulnerability published on September 8, 2026. Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Installer allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
When was CVE-2026-69441 disclosed?
CVE-2026-69441 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 8, 2026, with the most recent update on September 18, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-69441 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-69441 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 90.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-69441?
CVE-2026-69441 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 7.0 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-69441?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-69441, 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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