CVE-2026-118116
A NVD · · CVE-2026-118116
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
- 7.0
- EPSS
- 0%
Key insight
The report only provides the NVD description of a local SQL injection vulnerability in SQL Server and gives no indication of active exploitation or new attack techniques.
Description
CVE-2026-118116 describes an SQL injection vulnerability in Microsoft SQL Server that allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. The NVD description does not provide details on affected versions, exploitation prerequisites, or patch status. There is no indication of active exploitation, a proof of concept, or inclusion in CISA KEV. The vulnerability requires local access by an already authorized user.
Risk score
- cvss base
- 70.00
- kev bonus
- 0.00
- epss bonus
- 0.00
- poc bonus
- 0.00
- raw before weight
- 70.00
- industry weight
- 1.21
- freshness factor
- 1.00
- exploitability factor
- 0.75
- days old
- 0.00
- vendor mismatch penalty
- 0.00
Path: operational