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CVE-2026-62872

CVE-2026-62872 is a high severity Microsoft vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8. Microsoft has shipped the fix: deploy one of the 19 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

6.2%

EPSS, 30 days

High

Severity

Not in the CISA KEV catalog. EPSS exploit probability 6.2%. CVSS 8.8 (High).

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

Senserva AI Opinion and rich prompt for CVE-2026-62872

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I am an IT admin assessing a vulnerability. Facts for CVE-2026-62872 (source: https://senserva.com/cve/CVE-2026-62872.html, data from MSRC, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS, NVD, refreshed once a day (5 AM US Central)):
- CVE-2026-62872: High severity Microsoft vulnerability, CVSS 8.8
- EPSS 30-day exploitation probability: 6.2%
- Actively exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed by: KB5120418, KB5120695, KB5120698, KB5120699, KB5120700, KB5120701, KB5120702, KB5120703, KB5120704, KB5120705, KB5120706, KB5120708, KB5120709, KB5120710, KB5120711, KB5120713, KB5120714, KB5120716, KB5120747
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Schedule normally

No exploitation observed: not in the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS 6%.

Fixed by KB5120418 and 18 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-2026-62872

Moderate priority: schedule it in your normal patch cycle. In Intune or Defender, confirm whether the fixing updates KB5120418, KB5120695, KB5120698, KB5120699, KB5120700, KB5120701, KB5120702, KB5120703, KB5120704, KB5120705, KB5120706, KB5120708, KB5120709, KB5120710, KB5120711, KB5120713, KB5120714, KB5120716, KB5120747 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-2026-62872. 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.

KB5120418 KB5120695 KB5120698 KB5120699 KB5120700 KB5120701 KB5120702 KB5120703 KB5120704 KB5120705 KB5120706 KB5120708 KB5120709 KB5120710 KB5120711 KB5120713 KB5120714 KB5120716 KB5120747

Scope and sources

Affected products

Fixed by the same updates

CVE-2026-68820 CVE-2026-61350 CVE-2026-61368 CVE-2026-62757 CVE-2026-62878 CVE-2026-62893 CVE-2026-65791 CVE-2026-49179

Authoritative references

Official CVE record (cve.org)NVD detail Microsoft MSRC FIRST.org EPSS

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