Description
Use after free in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
Published: 2026-07-14
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability is a use‑after‑free flaw (CWE‑416) that allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code within the Office process. The impact is local code execution; no remote exploitation or privilege escalation beyond the Office context is described in the available data. Specific vendor‑affected version details are not provided in the public advisory.

Affected Systems

Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise, Microsoft Office 2016, Microsoft Office 2019, Microsoft Office LTSC 2021, Microsoft Office LTSC 2024, Microsoft Office 365 for Mac, Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021, and Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2024 are affected when running the current distribution without the security update. No specific version information is available in the public advisory.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 7.8 indicates high severity for a local exploit, while the EPSS score of less than 1% suggests a very low current probability of exploitation. The vulnerability is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog. The attack vector is inferred to be local, requiring the attacker to have access that allows execution of code within the Office process.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on July 31, 2026 at 07:09 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the Microsoft Office security update that addresses the use‑after‑free flaw (CWE‑416).
  • Configure Office to receive and install updates automatically to ensure future patches are applied promptly.
  • If the patch cannot be applied immediately, temporarily remove or restrict the use of the affected Office applications until the update is available.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on July 31, 2026 at 07:09 UTC.

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Advisories

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History

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Use after free in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
Title Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft 365 Apps
Microsoft office 2016
Microsoft office 2019
Microsoft office 2021
Microsoft office 2024
Microsoft office 365
Microsoft office Macos 2021
Microsoft office Macos 2024
Weaknesses CWE-416
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2021:*:*:*:*:long_term_servicing_channel:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2024:*:*:*:*:long_term_servicing_channel:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_365:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_macos_2021:*:*:*:*:*:long_term_servicing_channel:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_macos_2024:*:*:*:*:*:long_term_servicing_channel:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft 365 Apps
Microsoft office 2016
Microsoft office 2019
Microsoft office 2021
Microsoft office 2024
Microsoft office 365
Microsoft office Macos 2021
Microsoft office Macos 2024
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}


Subscriptions

Microsoft 365 Apps Office 2016 Office 2019 Office 2021 Office 2024 Office 365 Office Macos 2021 Office Macos 2024
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-03T22:56:49.789Z

Reserved: 2026-06-04T17:30:16.975Z

Link: CVE-2026-50314

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-15T11:07:53.546Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-31T07:15:03Z

Weaknesses