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Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Windows NTLM allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network

CVE-2026-121680

What this means

This is rated high severity (7.5 out of 10). There is no confirmed exploitation of it yet. Ask IT whether the affected products are in your estate.

Full vendor description

Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Windows NTLM allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.

Scoring and exploitation

7.5/ 10
CVSS 3.1 base scoreHigh

Exploitable over the network without any account, and no one has to click or open anything. High impact on confidentiality.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitability

Longer bar: easier to attack

Attack vectorNetworkAV:N
Attack complexityLowAC:L
Privileges requiredNonePR:N
User interactionNoneUI:N
ScopeUnchangedS:U

Impact

Longer bar: more harm

ConfidentialityHighC:H
IntegrityNoneI:N
AvailabilityNoneA:N
~1% estimated chance of attack in 30 daysModel estimate (): a probability signal, not confirmed exploitation
Exploited in the wild
Not confirmed in the
Not reported

Weaknesses

CWE-522

References

1 link from the CVE record, grouped by site.