CVE-2026-42975

HIGHNVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 74% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory enrichment pending alignment with NVD CVSS.

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 5 sources updated this week
8.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 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 Bluetooth Port Driver allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over an adjacent network.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(medium)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: 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
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS
26.4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 14, 2026

Last Modified

July 24, 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-2026-42975

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-42975(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 13× in last 7d / 31× 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. 2026-07-25 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-24 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-23 03:12 UTCEG score recompute▲ 0.80
  5. 2026-07-22 16:51 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 8.8
  6. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-21 15:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-19 14:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-19 03:42 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-07-19 03:42 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-07-19 03:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-19 02:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-17 02:25 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-07-17 02:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-16 22:05 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 8
  18. 2026-07-16 18:30 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 8.8
  19. 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-07-16 15:01 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-07-16 15:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-16 03:34 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-07-16 03:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-07-15 16:09 UTCVendor advisory
Show 6 more
  1. 2026-07-15 16:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-07-15 04:43 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-07-15 04:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-14 17:15 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-07-14 17:15 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-07-14 17:10 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-42975?
CVE-2026-42975 is a high vulnerability published on July 14, 2026. Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Bluetooth Port Driver allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over an adjacent network.
When was CVE-2026-42975 disclosed?
CVE-2026-42975 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 14, 2026, with the most recent update on July 24, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-42975 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-42975 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 26.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-42975?
CVE-2026-42975 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-42975?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-42975, 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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