CVE-2026-122164
A NVD · · CVE-2026-122164
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
- 8.0
- EPSS
- 0%
Key insight
The NVD entry merely describes a Kerberos vulnerability without details on exploitation, PoC, or affected versions, and therefore adds nothing beyond patch information.
Description
CVE-2026-122164 affects Windows Kerberos authentication and allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over the network. The vulnerability is described as weak authentication; technical details, affected Windows versions, and exploitation prerequisites are not provided in the NVD entry. There are no indications of active exploitation, a proof of concept, or inclusion in CISA KEV. The status is a pure CVE publication without a confirmed attack campaign.
Risk score
- cvss base
- 80.00
- kev bonus
- 0.00
- epss bonus
- 0.00
- poc bonus
- 0.00
- raw before weight
- 80.00
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation | Privilege Escalation | An attacker exploits weak authentication in Windows Kerberos to elevate privileges over a network. | high | llm |