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CVE-2026-120003

Heap buffer overflow in Microsoft Office via crafted content

CVSS 3.1
8.8 high
EPSS
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Published
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Modified
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A heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office lets an unauthorized attacker run code over the network. No privileges are required, but the victim must interact with attacker-controlled content. Successful exploitation gives high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has not listed affected Office builds.

What to do: Apply Microsoft's update for CVE-2026-120003. No workaround is stated.

ProductAffected
Microsoft Office—
Estimated exposure
No basis for an estimate.

Order-of-magnitude estimate by the model from install counts, market share and public scan data it knows; verify before quoting.

Description · NVD

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

Weakness
CWE-122
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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