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CVE-2026-26167

CVE-2026-26167 is a high severity Microsoft vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8. Its EPSS score puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 73%. Microsoft has shipped the fix: deploy one of the 9 updates below from the Microsoft Update Catalog, and see where this CVE sits against the rest on the patch tracker.

Risk summary

High

8.8

CVSS v3

73%

EPSS, 30 days

High

Severity

Not in the CISA KEV catalog. EPSS exploit probability 73%. CVSS 8.8 (High).

This CVE is among the top 25% of tracked Microsoft CVEs by EPSS exploit probability.

Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2026-26167

An Elevation of Privilege flaw in Windows Push Notifications carrying an unusual Critical Severity rating of CVSS 9.8, well above the typical EoP score, with a 64% EPSS. It spans the newest and oldest supported client platforms, from Windows 11 26H1 on both architectures back to Windows 10 1809. The notification subsystem runs in every interactive session, giving local attackers a ubiquitous target for turning user access into SYSTEM.

Do this: Deploy this update fleet-wide without platform triage, since both your newest Windows 11 26H1 and oldest 1809 machines carry it.

AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-07. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.

Senserva AI Opinion and rich prompt for CVE-2026-26167

Copy this prompt into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot. The facts are included, sourced from this page.

I am an IT admin assessing a vulnerability. Facts for CVE-2026-26167 (source: https://senserva.com/cve/CVE-2026-26167.html, data from MSRC, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS, NVD, refreshed once a day (early morning US Central)):
- CVE-2026-26167: High severity Microsoft vulnerability, CVSS 8.8
- EPSS 30-day exploitation probability: 73%
- Actively exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed by: KB5082052, KB5082060, KB5082063, KB5082123, KB5082142, KB5082198, KB5082200, KB5083768, KB5083769
Using only these facts plus your general knowledge, tell me: 1) How worried I should be and why, in two sentences. 2) How attackers typically use this class of flaw. 3) What to patch or mitigate first. 4) How to check whether my devices are exposed.
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Patch this cycle

Not confirmed exploited yet, but the 30-day exploit probability is high (EPSS 73%).

Fixed by KB5082052 and 8 more (by build, listed below). Download from the Microsoft Update Catalog, or deploy via Windows Update, Intune, or WSUS.

Do this now: Patch in this maintenance window; do not let it slip to the next one.

Official patch(es) for CVE-2026-26167

High priority: EPSS puts the odds of near-term exploitation high. In Intune or Defender, confirm whether the fixing updates KB5082052, KB5082060, KB5082063, KB5082123, KB5082142, KB5082198, KB5082200, KB5083768, KB5083769 are installed across the affected products. Senserva does this automatically across your tenant and flags every missing patch.

Apply the Microsoft security updates below to fix CVE-2026-26167. Each KB page carries the Microsoft Update Catalog download, Microsoft's known issues for the update, a copy-paste PowerShell check for whether it is installed, and the Senserva AI read.

KB5082052 KB5082060 KB5082063 KB5082123 KB5082142 KB5082198 KB5082200 KB5083768 KB5083769

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CVE-2026-26167

Risk summary

Official patch(es) for CVE-2026-26167

Scope and sources