CVE-2026-72970

HIGHPre-NVD 8.38.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.3 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-14. the CNA's CVSS baseline 8.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:microsoft, epss, ghsa
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
8.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 8.3Exploit: 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 Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

CVSS v3
8.3
EG Score
8.3(medium)
EG Risk
38(Track)
EG Risk 38/100SSVC: 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
Severity83% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
44%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 14, 2026

Last Modified

September 16, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 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-2026-72970

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-72970(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 42× in last 7d / 199× 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 308 total refreshes for this CVE.

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

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-72970?
CVE-2026-72970 is a high vulnerability published on August 14, 2026. Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
When was CVE-2026-72970 disclosed?
CVE-2026-72970 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 14, 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-2026-72970 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-72970 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 56.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-72970?
CVE-2026-72970 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 8.3 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-72970?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-72970, 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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