Summary
Impact: Remote Code Execution. Microsoft rating: Critical. Not known to be exploited — Exploitation Less Likely. Customer action: Required.
Details
According to the CVSS metric, the attack vector is local (AV:L). Why does the CVE title indicate that this is a remote code execution?
The word Remote in the title refers to the location of the attacker. This type of exploit is sometimes referred to as Arbitrary Code Execution (ACE). The attack itself is carried out locally. This means an attacker or victim needs to execute code from the local machine to exploit the vulnerability.
Is the Preview Pane an attack vector for this vulnerability?
Yes, the Preview Pane is an attack vector.
There are multiple update packages available for some of the affected software. Do I need to install all the updates listed in the Security Updates table for the software?
Yes. Customers should apply all updates offered for the software installed on their systems. If multiple updates apply, they can be installed in any order.
Security updates
16.0.5543.1000 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002850
16.0.5543.1000 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002851
16.0.19725.20076 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002843
16.0.10417.20102 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002845
16.0.10417.20102 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002847
https — https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/microsoft365-apps-security-updates
16.107.26030819 — https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=831049
16.0.5543.1000 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002848
Vulnerabilities 1
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High 8.4
Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Untrusted pointer dereference in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
Revision history
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References
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CVE-2026-26113 Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability - HTML
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-26113
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Microsoft Exploitability Index
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/msrc/exploitability-index?rtc=1
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Microsoft Support Lifecycle
https://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle
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Common Vulnerability Scoring System
https://www.first.org/cvss