CVE intelligence

CVE-2026-56859

Vulnerability intelligence

Published Aug 13, 2026Sources checked Oct 28, 2026

7.5HIGHCVSS out of 10

What this means

Review the available evidence

CVE-2026-56859 and is rated High severity with a CVSS score of 7.5. It is not in the current CISA KEV record we collected. That does not prove exploitation has not occurred.

What to do next

Remediation and response

Microsoft Security Response Center guidance

Vendor revision: Oct 22, 2026

See the Microsoft Security Update Guide for the update that applies to your product.

CISA KEVNot listedBased on the latest collected catalog

EPSS0.6%Estimated 30-day exploitation probability

Ransomware useNot markedCISA KEV ransomware field

Threat actors0Source-linked actor relationships

Overview

What is CVE-2026-56859?

Previously, DecodeElement would reset the depth counter causing it to never fire; this could lead to stack exhaustion.

Source: NVD