What is CVE-2026-48581?

CVE-2026-48581 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Surface Go, classified under CWE-1220. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-07-14.

How severe is CVE-2026-48581?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Surface Go

CVE-2026-48581

Insufficient granularity of access control in Microsoft Surface allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Published 2026-07-14 · last modified 2026-07-24.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (21.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-22.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 21st percentile — 21.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1220

References

Surface Broker SDMA Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (vendor-advisory, patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-48581?: CVE-2026-48581 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Surface Go, classified under CWE-1220. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-07-14.
How severe is CVE-2026-48581?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.