Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU138186

Use-after-free in Microsoft Office for macOS and Office Online Server - CVE-2026-47642

Published: July 17, 2026

Vulnerability identifier: #VU138186

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-47642

CWE-ID: CWE-416

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free in Microsoft Office Excel when parsing a crafted Office file. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted Office file to a user and convince them to open it to execute arbitrary code.

User interaction is required to open the crafted file, and the Preview Pane is not an attack vector.

Affected software

Microsoft Office for macOS
Office Online Server

How to mitigate CVE-2026-47642

Install security update from vendor's website.

Microsoft Office for macOS - update to 16.111.26071215
Office Online Server - update to 16.0.10417.20175

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