CVE-2026-81960
HighCVSS 7.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk36th percentile - higher than 36% of all known CVEs
Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel. Allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
Risk Assessment
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute malicious code on the victim's machine, potentially leading to data theft or system compromise.
Recommendation
Install the latest security updates for Microsoft Office. Do not open untrusted Excel files.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel
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Integer underflow (wrap or wraparound) in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
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Untrusted pointer dereference in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
- CVE-2026-20955High
Untrusted pointer dereference in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
- CVE-2026-20950High
Use after free in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
- CVE-2026-20949High
Improper access control in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
- CVE-2026-20946High
An out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
- CVE-2026-108446High
A use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute code over a network. The vulnerability occurs when processing specially crafted data.
- CVE-2026-97780High
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- CVE-2026-97779Medium
Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network. The attacker can read data outside the intended memory bounds.
- CVE-2026-97778High
Integer overflow or wraparound in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Original NVD description (English source)
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS