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CVE-2026-44799

CVE-2026-44799 is a Microsoft vulnerability that Microsoft rates Critical, with a CVSS score of 7.5 (High). Microsoft has shipped the fix: deploy one of the 10 updates below from the Microsoft Update Catalog, and see where this CVE sits against the rest on the patch tracker.

Risk summary

High
7.5
CVSS v3
2.6%
EPSS, 30 days
High
Severity

Not in the CISA KEV catalog. EPSS exploit probability 2.6%. CVSS 7.5 (High).

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

Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2026-44799

Part of the same wave of Critical CVSS 9.8 Remote Desktop client flaws, hitting Windows 10 1809 and Windows Server 2019, with exploit probability at 48 percent. What makes the wave dangerous collectively is that one cumulative update fixes them all, so an unpatched host is exposed to every variant simultaneously. Attackers only need to lure one outbound RDP connection, for example through a shared .rdp file, to trigger code execution on the client.

Do this: Block or quarantine .rdp file attachments at the mail gateway while you roll the update out to 1809 and Server 2019 systems.

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 2026-10-14: not in the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS 3%.
Fixed by KB5093998 and 9 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-2026-44799

Moderate priority: schedule it in your normal patch cycle. In Intune or Defender, confirm whether the fixing updates KB5093998, KB5094041, KB5094042, KB5094122, KB5094123, KB5094125, KB5094126, KB5094127, KB5094128, KB5095051 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-2026-44799. 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.

KB5093998KB5094041KB5094042KB5094122KB5094123KB5094125KB5094126KB5094127KB5094128KB5095051

Scope and sources

Affected products
Fixed by the same updates
CVE-2025-54518CVE-2026-41096CVE-2026-42990CVE-2026-44815CVE-2026-45657CVE-2026-47291CVE-2026-42904CVE-2025-10263
Authoritative references
Official CVE record (cve.org)NVD detailMicrosoft MSRCFIRST.org EPSS

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