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Widely used Microsoft Office; high-risk local code execution via untrusted pointer dereference.

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CVE-2026-26113

8.4
High
EPSS 0.54%Patch availableMar 11, 2026

Office local code execution via untrusted pointer dereference.

common questions

Is CVE-2026-26113 being exploited?

Not confirmed. CVE-2026-26113 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.54% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How severe is CVE-2026-26113?

CVE-2026-26113 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.4. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.

Is there a patch for CVE-2026-26113?

Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-26113. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.

What does CVE-2026-26113 affect?

CVE-2026-26113 affects Microsoft Office. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.

What should I do about CVE-2026-26113?

Apply latest Office updates when available; enable automatic updates.

Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.

executive summary
technical analysis
affected
Microsoft Office
impact

Local code execution on Windows; attacker with local access can run arbitrary code on affected hosts.

action required

Patch when possible

affected versions
Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
  • affected>= 16.0.1 and < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
Microsoft Microsoft Office 2016
  • affected>= 16.0.0 and < 16.0.5543.1000
Microsoft Microsoft Office 2019
  • affected>= 19.0.0 and < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
Microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC 2021
  • affected>= 16.0.1 and < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
Microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC 2024
  • affected>= 16.0.0 and < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
Microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021
  • affected>= 16.0.1 and < 16.107.26030819
Microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2024
  • affected>= 16.0.0 and < 16.107.26030819
Microsoft Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016
  • affected>= 16.0.0 and < 16.0.5543.1000
Microsoft Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019
  • affected>= 16.0.0 and < 16.0.10417.20102
Microsoft Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition
  • affected>= 16.0.0 and < 16.0.19725.20076

As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.

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