CVE-2026-45586 High · 7.8 EPSS 3.6%
Windows Collaborative Translation Framework (CTFMON) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1607
Official description · CVE.org
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Collaborative Translation Framework allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Priority scorePatchfirst’s 0 to 100 ranking. It adds points for CISA KEV listing, ransomware use, EPSS, threat reports, public exploit code and CVSS. Every CVE page shows the breakdown. Breakdown
65.7 / 100
- Exploited
- Yes, in VulnCheck KEV
- Reports
- 0
- Tactics
- 0/15
Exploitation timelineDated milestones for a CVE: when it was disclosed, when exploit code became public, when exploitation was confirmed, and when threat reports named it.
First seen exploited 31 days after disclosure.
- Disclosedday 0
- First seen exploitedVulnCheck KEV evidence+31 days
MITRE ATT&CKA public catalogue of the techniques attackers use, maintained by MITRE. Patchfirst uses it to describe what attackers do with a vulnerability. techniques
No techniques linkedNo ATT&CK techniques are linked to this CVE yet. MITRE CTID has not mapped it, and no report passage in the corpus ties it to a technique.
What security researchers reported
Not named in any threat report yetAlso mentioned in 10 community threat pulses (AlienVault OTX)
Weaker evidencePulses are indicator collections that anyone can publish. A mention is not confirmation of exploitation.
- A Record-Breaking Patch Tuesday for June 2026 [Krebs on Security]1 Aug 2026
- June Patch Tuesday smashes past 500-CVE mark [Threat Research – Sophos News]31 Jul 2026
- Known_Cve | Jun 18, 2026 | Part 1/217 Jun 2026
- Known_Cve | Jun 17, 2026 | Part 1/216 Jun 2026
- Known_Cve | Jun 16, 202615 Jun 2026
- Known_Cve | Jun 15, 202614 Jun 2026
- 4 more on OTX