CVE-2026-62840

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.20% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 10.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.0 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-16.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-10-13 20:37Z15 DAYS AGO

Last updated

2026-10-28 18:18Z14 HR AGO

Reserved

2026-07-14

Assigning CNA

microsoft

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.0)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Weaknesses

• CWE-367Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race ConditionBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

4e3a052801fb0c6b8c121f123c88dbc913f95d661ef2155add122818a5abdcba

• msrc.microsoft.comLinux Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerabilityhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-62840vendor-advisorypatch