CVE-2026-50328: Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) Tampering Vulnerability
Uncaught exception in Windows Server Update Service allows an unauthorized attacker to perform tampering over a network.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Uncaught exception in Windows Server Update Service allows an unauthorized attacker to perform tampering over a network.
- Who is affected
- Users of Windows Server Update Service are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to the high severity and potential for network tampering.
- Action
- Apply the latest security patch for Windows Server Update Service.
AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.
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Details
Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50328
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Moderate exploitation riskCVE-2026-503281.2% 30-day exploitation probability. Patch within normal cadence, watch for KEV listing. Riskier than 65% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-50328 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Same CVEs, other sources
How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.
Recent advisories for Windows Server Update
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- highCVE-2026-50444: Missing authentication for critical function in Windows Server Update Service allows an author…nvd · 2026-07-14
- highCVE-2026-50328: Uncaught exception in Windows Server Update Service allows an unauthorized attacker to perform…nvd · 2026-07-14
- highCVE-2026-50444: Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerabilitymsrc · 2026-07-14
- high[UPDATE] [high] Microsoft Windows and Windows Server: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-07-06
- criticalexploitedCVE-2025-59287: Microsoft Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2025-10-24
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