CVE-2026-118735
A NVD · · CVE-2026-118735
Admiralty grading (A–F · 1–6)
Source reliability
- A Completely reliable
- B Usually reliable
- C Fairly reliable
- D Not usually reliable
- E Unreliable
- F Cannot be judged
Information credibility
- 1 Confirmed
- 2 Probably true
- 3 Possibly true
- 4 Doubtful
- 5 Improbable
- 6 Cannot be judged
NATO Admiralty (AJP-2.1) grades confidence, independent of the risk score. Cross-source corroboration isn't tracked for non-CVE news, so single-source items are capped at a lower credibility number; a low number does not imply low quality.
Key metrics
- CVSS
- 7.5
- EPSS
- 0%
Key insight
The report does not mention active exploitation or an attack campaign; its relevance stems from the central role of AD DS for privilege escalation over the network.
Description
CVE-2026-118735 affects Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services. The cause is weak authentication that allows an already authorized attacker to elevate privileges over the network. The NVD advisory provides no details on exploitation in practice, proof-of-concept code, or inclusion in CISA KEV. Environments with Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services are affected. At the time of the report, there is no confirmation of active exploitation.
Risk score
- cvss base
- 75.00
- kev bonus
- 0.00
- epss bonus
- 0.00
- poc bonus
- 0.00
- raw before weight
- 75.00
- industry weight
- 1.21
- freshness factor
- 1.00
- exploitability factor
- 1.00
- days old
- 0.00
- vendor mismatch penalty
- 0.00
Path: operational