Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-112974 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-112974 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-112974?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.5, published 10 November 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Microsoft Account.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-112974?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-112974 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in a hosted service.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-112974?
- Check whether you run Microsoft Account. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
An improper access control vulnerability in Microsoft Account allows an authenticated attacker to perform local tampering. The flaw permits an authorized user to access or modify resources beyond their intended privilege level. Exploitation requires prior authentication and local access to the system.
Affected products
- Microsoft Account
Timeline
- 2026-11-10: disclosed