CVE-2026-97742: Microsoft Office Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Microsoft Office Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Other sources
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
— Microsoft
Affected Software
Remediation
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Fixed in 16.114.26101123 - Upgrade
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Fixed in 16.0.10417.20228Patch KB5002928 - Upgrade
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Fixed in 16.0.14334.20974 - Upgrade
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Fixed in 16.0.17932.21056
Event History
Frequently Asked Questions
What does an attacker need to exploit this issue?
The attack vector is network-based, requires no privileges, and has low attack complexity. User interaction is required, so exploitation depends on a user interacting with attacker-supplied content or a remote attack delivered to the user.
What is the potential impact if exploitation succeeds?
Successful exploitation can allow an unauthorized attacker to execute code. The CVSS vector indicates high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Is there evidence that this vulnerability is being exploited in the wild?
The supplied exploit-code maturity value is E:U, meaning exploitation status is unknown from the available data.