CVE-2026-118731
A NVD · · CVE-2026-118731
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
- 8.8
- EPSS
- 0%
Key insight
Beyond the pure patch information, the report provides no indication of active exploitation, attacker TTPs, or affected sectors.
Description
CVE-2026-118731 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel. An unauthenticated attacker can execute code over the network through it. The report comes from NVD and contains no information on active exploitation, proof of concept, or KEV inclusion. Details on attack vectors or affected versions are not provided.
Risk score
- cvss base
- 88.00
- kev bonus
- 0.00
- epss bonus
- 0.00
- poc bonus
- 0.00
- raw before weight
- 88.00
- industry weight
- 1.21
- freshness factor
- 1.00
- exploitability factor
- 1.00
- days old
- 0.00
- vendor mismatch penalty
- 0.00
Path: operational
MITRE ATT&CK mapping
1 TTPProcedure details
| Technique | Tactic | Procedure | Conf. | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution | Execution | An attacker exploits a stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel by delivering a malicious file over the network; when the victim opens the file, the vulnerability allows the attacker to execute arbitrary code. | high | llm |