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CVE-2026-50302

Improper certificate validation in Windows Cryptographic Services allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 0.33%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.33%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Improper certificate validation in Windows Cryptographic Services allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.

CVSS 3.1
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS
0.33% probability · 27th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-295
Affected
microsoft/windows 10 21h2 · microsoft/windows 10 22h2 · microsoft/windows 11 24h2 · microsoft/windows 11 25h2 · microsoft/windows 11 26h1 · microsoft/windows server 2022 · microsoft/windows server 2025
Source
secure@microsoft.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.