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CVE-2026-118153

High (7.5)—
Schedule the patchSeverity High 7.5. No public exploit or active exploitation known.
Vendor advisory· Microsoft MSRC
Severity7.5High · CVSS 3.1
Exploitation probability1.30 %higher than 71% 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

Inefficient algorithmic complexity in Microsoft Exchange Server allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service 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. Alert: Microsoft fixes 200 vulnerabilities, including an Outlook flaw CISA confirms is being exploited
  3. First mention in specialised media (NCSC-NL)

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.

Vector AV:N/PR:N/UI:N con A:H y descripción de denegación de servicio por red en Exchange (CWE-407), sin requerir credenciales ni interacción.

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

Filter Network TrafficVulnerability ScanningPrivileged Account ManagementNetwork SegmentationLimit Access to Resource Over NetworkApplication Isolation and Sandboxing

Affected technologies (1)

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

Microsoft — Exchange ServerAI

NVD record

NVD status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Nov 10, 2026
Last modified
Nov 10, 2026
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-407

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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