
Microsoft Patch Tuesday fixes Outlook flaw already under attack
Opening a crafted Outlook message can leak an NTLMv2 hash via CVE-2026-124194; a separate Windows Search RCE is not reported as exploited.
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Opening a crafted Outlook message can leak an NTLMv2 hash via CVE-2026-124194; a separate Windows Search RCE is not reported as exploited.

CVE-2026-124194 can leak NTLMv2 hashes from Microsoft 365 Apps and Office LTSC 2021 and 2024 after one opened message file.

CVE-2026-124194 can leak an NTLMv2 hash if a user opens a crafted Outlook file; ZDI flags 30 wormable bugs.

Opening a crafted message can leak an NTLMv2 hash without Outlook’s usual warning.

Opening a crafted message can leak an NTLMv2 hash without the usual external-content warning; it is not zero-click.

Attackers already use CVE-2026-124194, CVSS 6.5, which leaks an NTLMv2 hash after a user opens a malicious Office file.
CVE-2026-124194 can leak an Outlook user’s NTLMv2 hash; two zero-click remote code execution bugs also ship.

The release covers 1,093 flaws, 63 rated critical, plus Exchange, SharePoint, Windows Search, and LDAP bugs.

Opening a crafted Outlook message can leak an NTLMv2 hash to an attacker-controlled share.

Opening a crafted file can leak an NTLMv2 hash; the Preview Pane is not an attack vector.

Outlook spoofing CVE-2026-124194, used as a zero-day, leaks NTLMv2 hashes when a crafted Office file is opened.

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