Nov 2026: Active Directory Domain Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2026-118148 Published on November 10, 2026

Active Directory Domain Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper authentication in Active Directory Domain Services allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

Exploitation:
NONE
Automatable:
NO
Technical Impact:
TOTAL

Weakness Type

What is an AuthZ Vulnerability?

The software performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.

CVE-2026-118148 has been classified to as an AuthZ vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2026-118148

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Affected Versions

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2: Microsoft Windows 11 version 23H2: Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2: Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2: Microsoft Windows 11 Version 25H2: Microsoft Windows 11 version 26H1: Microsoft Windows 11 Version 26H2: Microsoft Windows Server 2016: Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation): Microsoft Windows Server 2019: Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation): Microsoft Windows Server 2022: Microsoft Windows Server 2025: Microsoft Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation):