CVSS 3.1
5.0 mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:HCVE-2026-118530 Incorrect Authorization
Medium (5.0). EPSS 0.2% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
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Severity
- EPSS
- 0.2% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; 12th percentile. Scored 2026-11-13. A forecast for this CVE across the internet, not for your own systems.
- CISA's assessment (SSVC)
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial, assessed 2026-11-07. From CISA's Vulnrichment in the CVE List: whether it is exploited, whether exploiting it can be automated, and how much control it gives.
- CWE
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
- OWASP Top 10
- A01:2025 Broken Access Control
- Published
- Modified
- NVD analysis
- Deferred: the NVD does not plan to analyze it
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
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- The NVD deferred its analysis
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