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High · 7.8 CVE-2026-21259 EUVD-2026-7355GHSA-pw6x-8hxj-hv8c

Microsoft Excel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Published Feb 10, 2026 · Updated Aug 19, 2026 · Assigned by microsoft

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise 16.0.1 – < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
Microsoft Microsoft Excel 2016 16.0.0.0 – < 16.0.5539.1002 16.0.5539.1002
Microsoft Microsoft Office 2019 19.0.0 – < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
Microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 16.0.1 – < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
Microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 16.0.0 – < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
Microsoft Office Online Server 16.0.0.0 – < 16.0.10417.20097 16.0.10417.20097

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