CVE-2026-69829

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-09-08. 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 Shell allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(high)
EG Risk
60(Track)
EG Risk 60/100SSVC: 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
62%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 8, 2026

Last Modified

September 18, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 18, 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-2026-69829

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-69829(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 101× in last 7d / 188× 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 188 total refreshes for this CVE.

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

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-69829?
CVE-2026-69829 is a critical vulnerability published on September 8, 2026. Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Shell allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
When was CVE-2026-69829 disclosed?
CVE-2026-69829 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-2026-69829 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-69829 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 37.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-69829?
CVE-2026-69829 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 9.8 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-69829?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-69829, 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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