CVE-2026-56178

HIGHNVD 7.07.0—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.0 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.2%, top 91% 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
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 Microsoft Defender for Endpoint allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

CVSS v3
7.0
EG Score
7.0(medium)
EG Risk
32(Track)
EG Risk 32/100SSVC: 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
Severity70% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS
6.4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 14, 2026

Last Modified

July 22, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 15, 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-2026-56178

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-56178(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 16× in last 7d / 26× 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. 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-23 03:20 UTCEG score recompute▲ 1.50
  3. 2026-07-22 16:51 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 7 · severity → HIGH
  4. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-21 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-19 14:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-19 14:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-19 02:48 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-07-19 02:48 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-07-19 02:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-07-19 02:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-17 07:31 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-07-17 07:31 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-07-17 07:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-16 15:52 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-07-16 15:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-07-15 16:46 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-07-15 16:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-14 17:42 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-07-14 17:42 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-07-14 17:40 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-56178?
CVE-2026-56178 is a high vulnerability published on July 14, 2026. Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
When was CVE-2026-56178 disclosed?
CVE-2026-56178 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 14, 2026, with the most recent update on July 22, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-56178 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-56178 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 6.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-56178?
CVE-2026-56178 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.0 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-56178?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-56178, 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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