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CVE-2026-26179

CVE-2026-26179 is a Microsoft vulnerability that Microsoft rates Important, with a CVSS score of 7.8 (High). Microsoft has shipped the fix: deploy one of the 5 updates below from the Microsoft Update Catalog, and see where this CVE sits against the rest on the patch tracker.

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Risk summary

High
7.8
CVSS v3
3.5%
EPSS, 30 days
High
Severity

Not in the CISA KEV catalog. EPSS exploit probability 3.5%. CVSS 7.8 (High).

This CVE is among the lower half of tracked Microsoft CVEs by EPSS exploit probability.

Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2026-26179

One of a pair of Windows kernel escalations in the 64 percent EPSS tier, this variant affects Windows Server 2025 Server Core and Windows 11 Version 25H2 at Critical (CVSS 9.8) severity. The newest server platform picking up repeat kernel findings this cycle undercuts the instinct to deprioritize it, since attackers gladly aim at builds where admins feel safe. No confirmed exploitation or ransomware activity so far.

Do this: Apply the update to Server 2025 hosts alongside their older siblings and validate with a post-patch vulnerability scan.

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

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Schedule normally
No exploitation observed as of 2026-10-19: not in the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS 4%.
Fixed by KB5082052 and 4 more (by build, listed below). Download from the Microsoft Update Catalog, or deploy via Windows Update, Intune, or WSUS.
Do this now: Deploy with your normal update cycle. This page refreshes daily; the verdict changes the day the data does.

Official patch(es) for CVE-2026-26179

Moderate priority: schedule it in your normal patch cycle. In Intune or Defender, confirm whether the fixing updates KB5082052, KB5082060, KB5082063, 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-2026-26179. 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.

KB5082052KB5082060KB5082063KB5083768KB5083769

Scope and sources

Affected products
Fixed by the same updates
CVE-2026-33824CVE-2026-26167CVE-2026-26178CVE-2026-32157CVE-2026-32225CVE-2026-27928CVE-2026-32091CVE-2026-32162
Authoritative references
Official CVE record (cve.org)NVD detailMicrosoft MSRCFIRST.org EPSS

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