CVE-2026-118715
A NVD · · CVE-2026-118715
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
The alert provides only the CVE description; there is no information on active exploitation, affected versions, or a proof of concept.
Description
The NVD alert describes CVE-2026-118715 as a heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel. An unauthorized attacker can use it to elevate privileges over the network. The alert does not contain details on affected versions, practical exploitability, or a public proof of concept. It does not mention a CISA KEV entry or reports of active attacks. The status is therefore a pure vulnerability disclosure without known exploit activity.
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