CVE-2026-45487

HIGHNVD 7.07.8▲
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-09. the CNA's CVSS baseline 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:microsoft, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.0
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.0Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

Time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition in Program Compatibility Assistant Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

CVSS v3
7.0
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EG Risk
35(Track)
EG Risk 35/100SSVC: 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
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS
8.2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 9, 2026

Last Modified

July 23, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 9, 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-2026-45487

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-45487(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 9× in last 7d / 106× 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 175 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-23 09:51 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 7
  3. 2026-07-23 03:16 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-21 15:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-19 14:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-19 02:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-16 09:17 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-07-16 09:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-15 20:08 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-07-15 20:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-15 08:17 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-07-15 08:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-07-14 12:37 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-07-14 12:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-14 00:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-13 22:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-07-12 08:11 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-07-12 08:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-11 20:20 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-07-11 20:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-11 08:30 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-07-11 08:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-10 20:23 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-07-10 20:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-09 03:29 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-07-09 03:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-07-08 15:34 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-07-08 15:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-08 15:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-08 00:52 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-07-08 00:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-07 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-07-06 02:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-05 14:34 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-07-05 14:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-07-05 02:26 UTCVendor advisory
  26. 2026-07-05 02:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-07-04 13:50 UTCVendor advisory
  28. 2026-07-04 13:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  30. 2026-07-03 15:46 UTCVendor advisory
  31. 2026-07-03 15:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-07-03 02:22 UTCVendor advisory
  33. 2026-07-03 02:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-07-02 14:33 UTCVendor advisory
  35. 2026-07-02 14:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-07-02 02:45 UTCVendor advisory
  37. 2026-07-02 02:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-07-01 15:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-07-01 14:57 UTCVendor advisory
  40. 2026-07-01 14:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-07-01 03:10 UTCVendor advisory
  42. 2026-07-01 03:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-06-30 15:22 UTCVendor advisory
  45. 2026-06-30 15:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-06-29 23:40 UTCVendor advisory
  47. 2026-06-29 23:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  50. 2026-06-29 11:53 UTCVendor advisory
  51. 2026-06-29 11:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-06-29 00:05 UTCVendor advisory
  53. 2026-06-29 00:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-06-28 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  55. 2026-06-28 12:17 UTCVendor advisory
  56. 2026-06-28 12:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  58. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  59. 2026-06-28 00:29 UTCVendor advisory
  60. 2026-06-28 00:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-06-27 12:40 UTCVendor advisory
  62. 2026-06-27 12:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-06-27 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  64. 2026-06-27 00:52 UTCVendor advisory
  65. 2026-06-27 00:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-06-26 12:36 UTCVendor advisory
  67. 2026-06-26 12:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  68. 2026-06-25 22:50 UTCVendor advisory
  69. 2026-06-25 22:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  70. 2026-06-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  71. 2026-06-25 11:02 UTCVendor advisory
  72. 2026-06-25 11:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-06-24 23:14 UTCVendor advisory
  74. 2026-06-24 23:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-06-24 14:05 UTCEPSS rescore

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-45487?
CVE-2026-45487 is a high vulnerability published on June 9, 2026. Time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition in Program Compatibility Assistant Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
When was CVE-2026-45487 disclosed?
CVE-2026-45487 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 9, 2026, with the most recent update on July 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-45487 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-45487 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 8.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-45487?
CVE-2026-45487 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.0 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 7.8.
How do I remediate CVE-2026-45487?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-45487, 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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