November 2026 Patch Tuesday lists dozens of Microsoft flaws
The excerpt lists 57 CVEs, including CVSS 9.8 remote code execution bugs rated exploitation less likely.
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CVE-2026-118735
Weak authentication privilege escalation in Active Directory Domain Services
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 high
- EPSS
- —
- Published
- ·
- Modified
AI analysisSummaries by Vani AI
Weak authentication in Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services lets an already authorized attacker elevate privileges over the network. No user interaction is required, but the attack is complex. A successful attacker can gain high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has not listed affected builds or fixed versions.
What to do: Apply Microsoft's update for CVE-2026-118735. Microsoft has not named a fixed version or workaround.
| Product | Affected |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services | — |
Estimated exposure
No basis for an estimate.
Order-of-magnitude estimate by the model from install counts, market share and public scan data it knows; verify before quoting.
Description · NVD
Weak authentication in Active Directory Domain Services allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Weakness
- CWE-1390
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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2 storiesMicrosoft November 2026 Patch Tuesday covers dozens of Windows flaws
The visible Rapid7 list includes several 9.8 remote code execution bugs; each entry is marked not publicly disclosed.
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