Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-122171 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-122171 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-122171?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 10 November 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Microsoft XPS Document Converter.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-122171?
- 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-2026-122171 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-122171?
- Check whether you run Microsoft XPS Document Converter. 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 heap-based buffer overflow in the XPS Document Converter enables remote code execution via a malicious XPS document. The vulnerability requires network access but no authentication or user interaction beyond opening a file. Successful exploitation grants arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the converter process.
Affected products
- Microsoft XPS Document Converter
Timeline
- 2026-11-10: disclosed