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CVE-2026-45594
CVE-2026-45594 is a Microsoft vulnerability that Microsoft rates Important, with a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium). Microsoft has shipped the fix: deploy one of the 8 updates below from the Microsoft Update Catalog, and see where this CVE sits against the rest on the patch tracker.
Risk summary
Not in the CISA KEV catalog. EPSS exploit probability 2.6%. CVSS 5.5 (Medium).
This CVE is among the lower half of tracked Microsoft CVEs by EPSS exploit probability.
This is an information disclosure flaw in the Windows Application Identity (AppID) component, yet it carries a Critical rating with a CVSS score of 9.8, which is unusually high for a disclosure-only classification and suggests the exposed data enables broader compromise. Only Windows 10 Version 1809 and Windows Server 2019 are listed as affected, so exposure is limited to older, unmigrated systems still on that branch. With a 48 percent EPSS score there is meaningful near-term exploitation likelihood, though it is not yet in the CISA KEV catalog or tied to ransomware.
Do this: Inventory all Windows 10 Version 1809 and Windows Server 2019 hosts and apply Microsoft's patch for CVE-2026-45594 to them first.
AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-23. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.
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Official patch(es) for CVE-2026-45594
Lower priority: patch in your normal cycle. In Intune or Defender, confirm whether the fixing updates KB5093998, 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-2026-45594. 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.
Scope and sources
- Affected products
- Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
- Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
- Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems
- Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems
- Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 25H2 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 26H1 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 11 version 26H1 for x64-based Systems
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
- Windows Server 2022
- Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
- Windows Server 2025
- Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
- Windows Server, version 2004 (Server Core installation)
- Fixed by the same updates
- Authoritative references
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