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CVE-2026-26131

High severity Microsoft vulnerability, CVSS 7.8. Fixed by 1 Microsoft security update.

High

Risk summary

CVSS base
7.8
EPSS exploit probability
2.8%
Severity
High

Exploitation and severity

Not in the CISA KEV catalog. EPSS exploit probability 2.8%. CVSS 7.8 (High).

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

What to do

Moderate priority: schedule it in your normal patch cycle. In Intune or Defender, confirm whether the fixing update KB5081276 are installed across the affected products. Senserva does this automatically across your tenant and flags every missing patch.

Official patch for CVE-2026-26131

Apply the Microsoft security update below to fix CVE-2026-26131. Each KB page links to the Microsoft Update Catalog download for every affected product.

KB5081276

Affected products

  • .NET 10.0 installed on Linux
  • .NET 10.0 installed on Windows
  • Microsoft.Bcl.Memory 10.0

Authoritative references

NVD detailMicrosoft MSRCFIRST.org EPSS

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CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures. A unique ID for one publicly known vulnerability, such as CVE-2025-1234.
KB
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KEV
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CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System. A standardized Severity score from 0 to 10.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System. The probability a CVE will be exploited in the next 30 days.
MSRC
Microsoft Security Response Center. Microsoft's Patch Tuesday advisories and KB-to-CVE mapping.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database (NIST). Authoritative CVE metadata and CVSS scores.
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The vulnerability is linked to known ransomware activity.