Use after free in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Code

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Timeline

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1. Oct 13, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Detected

   Use after free in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

2. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Updated

   Use after free in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Affected

• cpe microsoft/365 appsversion unspecified
• cpe microsoft/microsoft 365version unspecified
• cpe microsoft/office 2021version unspecified
• cpe microsoft/office 2024version unspecified
• microsoft Microsoft Office 365 for Macversion unspecified
• microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 32-bit editionsversion unspecified
• microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 64-bit editionsversion unspecified
• microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 for 32-bit editionsversion unspecified
• microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 for 64-bit editionsversion unspecified
• microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021version unspecified
• microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2024version unspecified
• microsoft Office Online Serverversion unspecified

Sources

• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-97775

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-97775

  30-day exploitation probability 0.7%

  first.org
• Microsoft Security Update GuideVendor advisoryCVE-2026-97775

  Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 32-bit editions, Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021, Office Online Server, Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 for 32-bit editions

  msrc.microsoft.com
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-97775

  Use after free in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Patch · msrc.microsoft.com