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CVE-2026-116945

Critical (9.8)—
Schedule the patchSeverity Critical 9.8. No public exploit or active exploitation known.
Vendor advisory· Microsoft MSRC
Severity9.8Critical · CVSS 3.1
Exploitation probability1.18 %higher than 68% of CVEs · score from Nov 11, 2026
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog · checked Nov 12, 03:00 AM
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

News and reports on Orbitaley

Heap-based buffer overflow in SQL Server allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Timeline

Built from our own data: NVD, CISA KEV and other exploitation catalogues, FIRST EPSS, public exploits, specialised media and Orbitaley coverage.

  1. CVE record published in NVD
  2. First mention in specialised media (NCSC-NL)
  3. Alert: Microsoft fixes 200 vulnerabilities, including an Outlook flaw CISA confirms is being exploited

Media coverage

Specialised security media that have cited this CVE:

ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

El vector AV:N/PR:N/UI:N indica explotación remota sin credenciales; el texto dice que el atacante ejecuta código por red, sin intérprete concreto, así que T1059 genérico.

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Privileged Account ManagementVulnerability ScanningRestrict Web-Based ContentNetwork SegmentationLimit Software InstallationLimit Access to Resource Over Network

Affected technologies (1)

⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.

Microsoft — SQL ServerAI

NVD record

NVD status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Nov 10, 2026
Last modified
Nov 11, 2026
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-122

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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