CVE-2026-62757

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Assigned by CNA: microsoft

Published 2026-08-11 · Modified 2026-08-11

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CVSS v3

5.3

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

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

5.3

Description

Improper verification of cryptographic signature in Windows Schannel allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

63%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.

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References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-62757

CWEs

CWE-347

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.