CVE-2026-50398

HIGHNVD 7.58.8▲
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-07-14. NVD baseline CVSS 7.5; sources differ by 1.3.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 5 sources updated this week
7.5
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Media allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

CVSS v3
7.5
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
31.9%
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-2026-50398

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-50398(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 14× 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 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-23 03:18 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-21 17:18 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 7.5
  7. 2026-07-21 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-19 14:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-19 14:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-19 03:15 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-07-19 03:15 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-07-19 03:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-19 02:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-17 05:09 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-07-17 05:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-16 17:18 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-07-16 17:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-07-16 05:25 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-07-16 05:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-15 17:34 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-07-15 17:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-15 05:42 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-07-15 05:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-14 17:49 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-07-14 17:49 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-07-14 17:40 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-50398?
CVE-2026-50398 is a high vulnerability published on July 14, 2026. Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Media allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
When was CVE-2026-50398 disclosed?
CVE-2026-50398 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-2026-50398 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-50398 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 31.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-50398?
CVE-2026-50398 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 8.8.
How do I remediate CVE-2026-50398?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-50398, 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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