Vulnerability details
CVE-2026-96995
Microsoft 365 Apps for EnterpriseMicrosoft Office 365 for MacMicrosoft Office LTSCMicrosoft Office LTSC for Mac
Microsoft Office Word Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVSS 3.1
7.8High
Official description
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Word allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8High | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (microsoft) | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise | 16.0.1 ≤ v < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Office 365 for Mac | 1.0.0 ≤ v < 16.114.26101123 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 | 16.0.1 ≤ v < 16.0.14334.20974 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 | 16.0.0 ≤ v < 16.0.17932.21056 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021 | 16.0.1 ≤ v < 16.114.26101123 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2024 | 16.0.0 ≤ v < 16.114.26101123 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
1- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-96995 vendor-advisorypatch
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Details
- Published
- 2026-10-13
- Last updated
- 2026-10-31
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- microsoft
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.3%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
23.6%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- None
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-121Stack-based Buffer Overflow
- CWE-197Numeric Truncation Error