CVE-2026-97741

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-97741	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:-::::enterprise::x64:*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:-::::enterprise::x86:*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:microsoft_365:-:::::macos::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2021:-::::ltsc:macos:-:
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2024:-::::ltsc:macos:-:

History

14 Oct 2026, 20:09

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2024:-::::ltsc:macos:-: cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2021:-::::ltsc:macos:-: cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:microsoft_365:-:::::macos:: cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:-::::enterprise::x86:* cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:-::::enterprise::x64:*
First Time		Microsoft 365 Apps Microsoft Microsoft office 2021 Microsoft microsoft 365 Microsoft office 2024
References	~~() https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-97741 -~~	() https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-97741 - Vendor Advisory

13 Oct 2026, 19:22

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-13 19:22

Updated : 2026-10-15 21:19

NVD link : CVE-2026-97741

Mitre link : CVE-2026-97741

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-97741

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Products Affected

microsoft

office_2024
office_2021
365_apps
microsoft_365

CWE

CWE-122

Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CWE-193

Off-by-one Error

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