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CVE-2026-122194

High (8.8)—
Schedule the patchSeverity High 8.8. No public exploit or active exploitation known.
Vendor advisory· Microsoft MSRC
Severity8.8High · CVSS 3.1
Exploitation probability0.79 %higher than 57% 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

Null pointer dereference in Microsoft Defender 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. Alert: Microsoft fixes 200 vulnerabilities, including an Outlook flaw CISA confirms is being exploited

ATT&CK techniques

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

El vector CVSS indica UI:R (requiere interacción del usuario), lo que sitúa la explotación en T1203; la descripción solo menciona ejecución de código sin intérprete concreto, por lo que T1059 es el padre.

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

Restrict Web-Based ContentPrivileged Account ManagementLimit Software InstallationExecution PreventionBehavior Prevention on EndpointDisable or Remove Feature or Program

Affected technologies (1)

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

Microsoft — DefenderAI

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:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-476

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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