Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-118735 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-118735 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-118735?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.5, published 10 November 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-118735?
- 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-2026-118735 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-118735?
- Check whether you run Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services. 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
A weak authentication vulnerability in Active Directory Domain Services permits privilege escalation via the network. An attacker with valid domain credentials can exploit this flaw to elevate their privileges to administrative level without additional exploits. The attack requires network access and pre-existing authentication credentials.
Affected products
- Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services