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MicrosoftCVE-2026-62870

Microsoft Office Excel: use after free

Microsoft

CVE-2026-62870 · Published Aug 4, 2026 · updated Aug 9, 2026

High8.8
Fix: upgrade to 16.0.5561.1001 or later
Microsoft advisory

Use after free in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Affected versions

PackageAffectedFixed in
Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
Product
>= 16.0.1, < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleaseshttps://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
Microsoft Excel 2016
Product
>= 16.0.0.0, < 16.0.5561.100116.0.5561.1001
Microsoft Office 2019
Product
>= 19.0.0, < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleaseshttps://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
Microsoft Office LTSC 2021
Product
>= 16.0.1, < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleaseshttps://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
Microsoft Office LTSC 2024
Product
>= 16.0.0, < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleaseshttps://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
Details and references
CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity from
the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
Weakness
CWE-416

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