CVE-2026-45657

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-06-09. the CNA's CVSS baseline 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:microsoft, epss, ghsa
Elevated
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 15%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

Use after free in Windows Kernel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
75(Track)
EG Risk 75/100SSVC: 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%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS
96.5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 9, 2026

Last Modified

July 23, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 25, 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-2026-45657

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-45657(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 8× in last 7d / 190× 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 372 total refreshes for this CVE.

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

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-45657?
CVE-2026-45657 is a critical vulnerability published on June 9, 2026. Use after free in Windows Kernel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
When was CVE-2026-45657 disclosed?
CVE-2026-45657 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-2026-45657 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-45657 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 96.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-45657?
CVE-2026-45657 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-45657?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-45657, 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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